And lastly, using my Leveraged Analysis Technique I came up with to vet the properties...the rents were too d*mn high to pass it up!

There's also strategies to help whittle that number down even further via construction techniques that are not as labor or material intensive.

Techniques used in some cities will not work in others.

If the majority of investors are following your techniques plenty of real estate professionals & companies would be out of business!!

KW has grown like a weed using this technique, and it a brilliant business move, however, I hope that they focus a bit less on building the company, and more on building their agents.That aside, the company does provide a great place for realtors to buid a business.

My question is what techniques are working for all of the "successful" investors right now.

Their claim, was that they would get the seller to agree to what was tantamount to a phantom down payment, or write up the PA for more than the selling price to cover the LTV on the LOC, the HELOC or the mortgage.I don't so much question the technique as I question the legality of it all?

Success in any profession is dependent upon the execution of tried, proven techniques practiced daily to gain/maintain an edge with in your market.

Lifestyles teaches you conventional techniques on how to buy houses.

In one case, for example, "it is absolutely impossible to get counterparty approval for your new buyer because they just require so much information," he said.Aggressive collection techniques used by some buyers also can be a concern for sellers if they feel the harm to the customer relationship or their reputation outweighs the gain from a distressed second lien sale.A sample of lenders' first- and second-lien past dues based on unpaid principal balance from MortgageStats.com shows these are generally low today.