Unless you are really stuck on this particular property, I would move on to lower hanging fruit, or wait til it forecloses and gets listed.

That’s where all the fruit is.”Safe travels !!

As with most of our deals, I learned that thinking outside the box and making decisions that will be fruitful are usually worth it.

I wouldn't consider an MLS list to be fruitful.

Do not put all your eggs in the same basket as you are just starting.

Then I found out the deal was under contract, which was what I really needed to dash my love affair with the forbidden (or more realistically, rotten) fruit that was that deal.I learned a lot so far from this process, I learned that I need to get my financing figured out before finding the next property, and that I need to always trust at the numbers.I still have a goal of buying the first deal by the end of the year to get the train rolling and chugging along towards my goal.I’m eager to meet new people and learn as much as I can. 

We were presented with a chance to buy undeveloped acreage neighboring my partner's cousin's house, where we could eventually continue the vegetable and fruit business once we have enough other income coming in from other businesses.

Also go for The “low hanging fruit” for lack of a better term, people you know have problems.  

@Joshua Stepanov, I like to be as diverse as possible and not "put all of my eggs in one basket".

Especially since here in San Antonio the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission's building bonanza wrapped up and many of the city's 2010 jobs announcements are bearing fruit.