As somebody who was a sub-prime mortgage loan officer in 2007-2008 and remained in the mortgage industry for following 14 years, I can say with confidence that this time it's different (from a quality of loan perspective)The single biggest threat to the housing market in my opinion is if we enter a recession and these layoffs persist.

It seems odd to me that people don't think that we can turn off the money spigot in the same manner it was turned on.All of this discussion seems to jive with the persistent doom and gloom politics we see on the forum day to day.

Be persistent on the properties you would like to own and it will pay dividends... eventually.TTFN,Greg

Persistence is the key in the foreclosure field!

Persistance and determination are what I always focus on.

You have to be persistent and frankly a little pushy.  

Persist until failure quits and you'll be showing off your first wholesale check to us in no time!!

If you are persistent and consistent you will find the deal that works for you.Good luck and let us know how is goes!!!

Now you seem very persistent on this deal, if I was forced to be involved, I would take a flat fee upfront from the Buyer for making the introduction instead of wrapping it and collecting a small monthly spread.  

It just takes an almost fanatical persistence to neatly caulk up all the cracks in crevices and place your powder and poisons in behind each outlet wall plate, behind each oven or fridge...under every cabinet, in any nook and cranny (there can be no hiding places)...At one point in my research I called a local exterminator and went through my ideas, and he was like "Man, you got this.