For these types of projects it is more common to have the land owner share in the control in some fashion.  

If I go in offering cash and the offer is accepted will it close quickly and in similar fashion as a non-foreclosure property?

Finally convinced by more than one friend (and slowly starting to get past my existential fear of debt), I am starting out in the world of real estate investing and excited to learn as much as possible from BP's resources/forums.I am a project manager for the library here in Columbus (after working in the fashion industry for over a decade in NYC) and looking at real estate for financial growth and independence for me and my family. 

As far as rent collection is concerned Im still collecting rent the old fashioned way via a check or money order from the tenant and its immediately deposited into an account via mobile deposit technology.  

If you expect to require no major sources of cash in the next ten years, I say pay off the homes in the fashion described, as long as you're familiar with the sacrifice in returns you get by not continuing your leverage.

Because of my lack of experience, and resources, I couldn't meet his demands in a timely fashion.

Hi Friends,I am running multiple DM campaigns and am having a hard time keeping everything organized in some fashion that will allow me to really understand how each campaign is performing.

there is a woman who blogged about her experience here (and about 4 earlier posts on her site) - it's worth a read if you want to know more about the houses being sold at these seminars:  http://flippinginrealestate.blogspot.com/2014/05/b... the one on one was interesting and useful since nobody else was asking newbie questions and the guy we met with was willing to share his strategy - he does all his investing out of state.in summary, rather than spend 20-40k on a guru course, spend 10-30% of that on some good old fashioned marketing.  

Welcome to BP @KALLISA MORSE... curious, is someone hanging around on a busy corner in Silver Spring with a sign that says to "Join BP" (as in the "going out of business fashion" with twirling signs)?  

We stay with our borrowers through out every step of the commercial lending process to ensure the loan closes properly and in a timely fashion. 11 Capital Finance personally handles all title insurance issues, property insurance issues and does all of the coordinating with every party involved in the transaction for our clients.