i've signed up for realtytrac.com, for the free trial only :) .. anyway i get a few addresses of potential properties and we go look at the but it looks like people are living there????!?!?!

I've learned quite a bit with trial and error in my current home, and am now just getting it the way I want.

I haven't purchased yet, but am signing up for the free trial.

You know, when I'm on a diet and keep getting junk mail coupons from Dominos pizza, I feel harassed as well... :-)Seriously though, I would consult an attorney, and verify what we all suspect (that you aren't breaking any laws unless you keep mailing after a homeowner requests that you stop).

Lawyers show up to court on behalf of non-paying tenants demanding money from you as well as the dismissal of your money count, or they file a bunch of made up random counterclaims and demand a jury trial.

All those trials and tribulations with that will apply.

In my personal experience, I lean more towards buy and hold (and don't get me wrong, that is something you need to work at too-there are definitely trials and tribulations with that at times) and will flip a house only if it is a real steal.

There's no substitute for hard work and trial and error.

No association, just a happy user:http://www.techsmith.com/camtasia.htmlThey have a free trial, $99 to buy.

Trial and error, test and tune.