.* Full time firefighter* prior knowledge of construction and civil engineering * possible career change* beginning stages of entering the real estate world With that being said, my wife and I have been interested in getting into the real estate world in some form or fashion.  

If you buyer a property the good old fashioned way, you have a better chance of buying equity.

If #3 is true, then we would not see an increase in active inventory.See housing market and equity market works in a similar fashion.

//End canned adviceThe truth is that things get significantly more complicated when you mix your entrepreneurial labor with your capital and you need to account for risk in a different fashion. 

I think I will start with a good old fashioned driving for dollars campaign in 3 hot commercial nodes and see what happens.Am I correct in assuming that it's a little more difficult to get a commercial deal done without a broker?  

I want to do this in an upfront and honest fashion but I know there are things to say and things not to say when negotiating.

Cash out refi and took proceeds to buy a bunch more places in similar fashion

What I can't figure out is if I check "elect" have I now legally elected to do the inspection and therefore legally bound to see it through even if it turns out to be unnecessary and expensive.You know what, it really looks like these documents are just generated by a program in a very catch-all fashion rather than actually written for any one specific region or state's requirements. 

I asked somebody and they told me to look at a sign and there were a couple of notices, but Is there a better way to find how much is owed on the mortgage and dates of auctions in a more organized fashion?

The strategy I'm following is to use direct mail marketing in traditional wholesale fashion, choose the deals I want for myself that fit my criteria, wholesale others, potentially list the houses that people may want to explore the option of selling retail, and eventually get my broker's license to operate property management as well for any investors that may wish to make that change versus cashing out completely while still controlling the expenses for my own portfolio.Whew...that seems like a lot!