If you are actually investing a Million dollar, it would be worth your money to talk to someone who specializes in this area. 

If the fair market value is high and he knows what to look for, then what are you expecting to find that's going to be high dollar? It's

Buying a house in San Jose is an accomplishment in it's own right... but my initial thought, from an investment perspective, is you could have used that cash in other geographies getting you a higher return/dollar.- it seems like you're well traveled and that wouldn't scare you. ...

I would almost as soon leave a young man a curse, as burden him with the almighty dollar. It

I Just got a property under contract the other day in Trenton NJ, Mercer County.Under Contract For ONE Dollar!It

If you do, and you're buying the home at a deep discount (as is the typical wholesaler's way of doing business), wholesaling is a violation of that duty, since you're not working in the seller's best interest.Not that I disagree with your last point, but I might argue that whatever a home sells for when a wholesaler sells it, is probably close to the top dollar it can get.

The thing is nowadays it is possible to have one "real" (brazilian currency) with a quarter dollar!! It

Dan Gilbert ceo of Quicken has invested billions in detroit and has bought large commercial buildings  pennies on the dollar it takes vision,and guts.

Not a lot of work NEEDS to be done, but for top dollar, it should be.The other 6 condos are in good condition too, and most of the units have active tenants in them.

Obviously with the dollar it makes it tougher, but with all the speculation that it's going to be like this for a while, it's all relative.