The Ritz sales are coming through but doesn't seem to have the same buzz. 

With Short Sales nowadays, it is very important to:1) Show and document as much owner hardship as possible.2) Very heavily influencing the BPO, is a very important component as well.As far as the lending institution having the owner carry back leftover on an unsecured note.

Wholesaling wasn’t a “buzz word” back then…I bought it on a lease option...

Neighbors spend all winter looking at the beautiful new house (outside only) and when it hits the market in early spring (March) there is a great amount of 'buzz' in the neighborhood.

., is that nowadays most companies are lending in the 60-70% range with in between 6-8% interest rates.

However, there are many smaller size lenders willing to lend up to 10 conventional loans, just need to keep searching and calling all different smaller banks, but be careful there are a lot of scam nowadays, just do your diligence.

Nowadays home based businesses are booming everywhere.

It's hard to pass up what seems to be a good deal but you are very right with all you've said....All this "no money down" and "use OPM" buzz in the industry is too good to be true and there is indeed risk; and for every deal we've needed to acquire debt and put in a big chunk of money... nothing in life is free.

Its a tougher time to fine these nowadays but they are out there the more you look.

But nowadays, I have established a good communication channel on issues, such as landlord responsible repairs or HVAC maintenance reminders, so that they are rectified in a timely manner.I now have three commercial properties, and applying these lessons has been quite helpful.