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I would look for a Realtor, not just an agent--someone who has subscribed to the code of ethics of the NAR and more importantly can afford to pay the dues to belong to that organization, as well as the local MLS dues.

Attorneys subscribe to listservs and practice groups in order to get the most recent and up to date case law and information.

So I was off to the races and pumping out an article every week, each one being sent to BP's many email subscribers.

Conversely, with a Vendor carry {property is sold, but vendor becomes the lender (or a lender) subscribing to a mortgage on the property} the sale occurs up-front.  

So, if you subscribe to that philosophy (and I do because all-cash investing is not an option for me at this time) it actually makes a lot of sense to secure those loans and invest now.

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And as Ive started to spend more and more time on these forums with you all I can see I am in great company :) Nice job thinking through the possibilities - I don't subscribe to all of them but you obviously have thought about it enough to write coherently about it, and that's almost always part of the recipe of success!

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Btw, investors like me who regularly have to find missing people subscribe to expensive but easy to use online databases and employ skip tracing professionals as well as private investigators when the risk/reward ratio merits the exoense.