I just picked up and currently reading "How to Invest in Real Estate". 

Insurance picked up the tab, but the insurance company (even 3 years later) will not allow us back on a policy...Unfortunate, because they were a great insurance company...one of those smaller affiliates owned by the big dogs, but the rates were cheaper.

Also if you yourself are an investor and would like to get coffee and need someone with 3+ years of retail management experience, 6+ years of customer service and a ton of elbow grease to pick up phones, cold call, go door to door and generally deal with the public let me know and I'd love to also buy you a coffeeWarm Regards,Cameron Boyle

As with first property, we made a simple counteroffer to the bank on this foreclosure and picked it up at a good value.

Obviously, I get that what’s online is not picked first.

Was able to pick up an Penthouse at AXIOM (Sherbourne & King) for $100k under market value.

Pick one and do it.  

there is a long thread going right now on the risk you take using IRA money to buy fixed assets.being the bank is more appropriate as long as you pick good notes.. what happens when you landlord in a IRA you cant commingle personal funds with the IRA asset so you get a bad tenant that does lots of damage you cant use personal funds to fix it.. so if you are going to use IRA to buy you need much larger amounts of cash left in the IRA for any unforeseen expenses.

the recovery has been complete for several years and the market has been picked over. 

Pick a neutral earth tone and stick with it.