And they just keep coming out of the wood work.

Cabinet and woodworking blend well with real estate investing.

Researching the right areas to focus on to find those deals is essential, but in my experience a smoking deal will bring the investors running out of the woodwork.

Others say find a smoking deal, and buyers will come out of the woodwork.

My question is what do my fellow investors see happening in the latter part of 2009...are the buyers going to fade back into the woodwork....is the so-called shadow reo inventory going to show its ugly head....are we going to have further declines or is it positive from here.

Dogs had destroyed walls, woodwork, trim, door facings and doors.

The contacts come out of the woodwork when they know you close.

I know we aren't at the bottom yet, but I'm predicting that there will be a stampede to buy these properties at some point when everyone comes out of the woodwork who'se been sitting on the sidelines waiting.

Any effort to modernize and make {somewhat} energy efficient would involve disrupting / destroying a portion of the woodwork, mouldings and trompe l'oeil.

Ryan, your sale and lease back transaction sounds like a good plan but be aware of any family members other than the daughter who come out of the woodwork after the owner's death and claim some ownership interest in this property.NOTE: NO LEGAL ADVICE.