For example, I recently had a client who had some equity in his home, but not enough to cover the repairs needed to sell it or the closing costs required to close (commission, transfer stamps, etc.) without taking money out of his pocket.

After the above is complete for a loan file then maybe an underwriter will be at ease to provide you a stamp of "approval."

If the location is habitable by humans, then I'm open to invest.My second filter is that I personally need to be able to visit.That means zero Muslim countries because they don't accept Jews, especially Jews who have an Israeli stamp on their passport.The third filter would be that it must be in an area that I can conduct reasonable amounts of research on from my computer, so if there are no English resources for me to research, then the odds of buying are slim to none.I have properties on both coasts of the US, but nothing international yet.

I'm pretty confident someone's going to lose their shirt on this place, be it the bank or a buyer.

We actually put on our tennis shoes, get out the double stroller with the kids, put on our company tee shirts, and start knocking on doors/or hanging door tags.

I don't wanna get into appreciation because that feels like a good way for me to lose my shirt!

You chase down an investor online, secured funding, and opened a new rental arbitrage that stamps out money for you and your family.It's amazing what can be done when someone decides to be unreasonable and not accept the status quo.I'm so proud of how you've kicked down doors and created money out of thin air!

Had the real estate down turn not take place in 2007, I'm sure he would have pulled it off, and sold it for $800K plus, making $75K in the process.After the real estate downturn of 1986, I ran across quite a few investors that bet on real estate prices climbing and lost their shirts.

With that said, I hand wrote all 70 + letters myself, addressed each envelope, stamped and stuffed each one. 

I am not getting rich on them but I am not losing my shirt either.