That piddling 1500 dollars I could have saved by waiting in line was nothing compared to the instant-ownership.

If you wear a tie, you are going to be looked at with instant suspicion and viewed as a salesperson first and foremost.

Hell, I've been an independant consultant for 30 years.My point in criticising the MLM "foreclosure help factories' is that in my professional experience (investigating allegations of predatory practices for the Mortgage Bankers Association, Washington DC, and serving as Plaintiff's expert on mortgage loan servicing in several Federal Bankruptcy Courts, plus running my own NonProfit preforeclosure counseling org for a decade) is that the offer to "help" evaporates the instant the so-called services provider realizes there isn't a buck to be made.... leaving the distressed homeowner in worse straights.If you are an exception to the generalization, that's great as you are one less businessman in need of oversight.

For instance, I am an advocate for finding properties that are instantly more profitable, but thats always outside of my own city, relying on property managers for the day to day maintenance.

I would ask for a cash concession from the seller to cover at least 6 months of the rent she is supposed to be paying and I would have the notice to pay or quit ready to go the instant the closing happens.

Yes, it's possible to be creative and keep all of your "own money" in the bank, but turning 17k into 42k almost instantly is creative enough for me.

Instant cash in my pocket.Who knows maybe hes just a terrible landlord.

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Cooler and wet now, but none of that instant frostbite they have out east.

If you do, I would pay them off with this for an instant double digit return on "investment."