Hint: Which ever service you try (Equifax, Experian or Transunion) will allow a trial period.

Good luck and make sure you understand the fundamentals of whichever area of real estate investing you choose, it will likely save you a ton of money and many headaches in the future.

According to Foreclosure Law, foreclosure proceedings in Maryland may begin when the home owner is 90 days past due on his mortgage 45 days after a notice of intent to foreclose is sent, whichever is later.If the mortgage contains a "power of sale" clause, the owner of the mortgage may immediately move to sell the house.

Hans, You can check the Sec of State of whichever state they are based out of (or do business in) to see if they are registered...but why would you be worried about scaring them off?

Your MBA will be a very useful tool for real estate or law, whichever you decide to focus on.Regardless, it is good to see that you're on your way!

Take it to a lawyer or title company whichever your state uses.

If you rent out a vacation property for at least 15 days in a given year and your personal usage is limited to 14 days or 10 percent of the time it is rented (whichever is greater), then the property is considered rental property so you receive the following benefits:- All business expenses (including mortgage interest, property taxes, insurance, advertising, and maintenance) can be deducted against rental income received on the property - If the total expenses are less than the gross rental income, the resulting profit is taxable income - If the total expenses exceed gross rental income, the resulting loss can be used to offset income from other investments From a fractional perspective, how many days it is available for rental obviously depends on the number of fractions that have been allocated.

Subscibe to the trade journals of whichever one you're interested in, visit their trade shows, talk to owner operators.

Is there a way to set it up so that I get taxed pertaining to whichever state that I decide to establish my LLC and not California, and is this even legal to do so?

And when your finish with that write down *all* the possible pros and cons that pertain to each different investment. when that is done whichever is the most beneficial one for your pocket book choose that one (only my opinon I would wait for more feed back).