I had a cousin who quit smoking the day after his father died of a massive heart attack - caused by years of smoking.

Landlord can prove that they do not occupy the home by producing rental leases, but now they are involved, and it's just a massive inconvenience.2.

Good point - commercial brokers tend to pocket their listings or handshake deals before they hit the market. a mass mailing, that looks personal to reach those brokers may help you.  

A friend of mine is looking to retire after amassing nearly 400 rental houses.  

Then it won't matter if you increase your income 100x with a massive real estate business.

I think Texas is wide open.I have done a lot of pre foreclosure work in my day when you could legally do it the way 95% of us did it in those days.. now its not legal.but lets say its legal... what we found is a massive case of denial by those in foreclosure.. and if you in foreclosure you have gotten literally hundreds of letters from your lender.. hundreds of letters from investors.. and it all becomes a blur.WE had success by door knocking 2 to 3 days before the sale that is when they are motivated.. then stopping the sale by either bringing it current or paying off the mortgage.. taking title then reselling..

I doubt I will do it again unless it has a massive increase in response rate.

I also learned a lot from the articles and videos over at Seth Williams RETipster blog, that is a great resource.I have a full time job, so driving around and looking at houses trying to wholesale them, or undertaking a massive flip project just wasn't a viable real estate strategy for me.

There was a massive ball of tampons that was clogging the main sewer line.

What is clear is that we suffered a massive demand shock at the end of the last decade, a recovery from which should be expected to be longer than usual.