I figure my time is better spent learning something new, or learning more about something I'm already familiar with.Some of the real estate shows I listen to are:- Real Estate Today- The Real Estate Guys Radio Show- The Real Estate Investor Show (aka Lifestyles Unlimited)- The Norris Group Real Estate Radio ShowI also listen to the following shows, though they're primary focus is not so much on real estate:- The Clark Howard Show (a great all-around show with advice on investing, travelling, consumer news and scam alerts, etc)- The Dave Ramsey Show (primarily focuses on getting out of debt - I don't agree with some of what he says, but a lot of it does make sense)- My Power Podcast (features various motivational speakers such as Zig Ziglar, Napolean Hill, Dale Carnegie, etc)I'm sure there are lots of others out there, but these are all at the top of my list.

If it will though because time is an issue, you could always offer your current tenants a financial incentive of some sort to move out early.

If you are as motivated as you come across, distance and location will not be a roadblock for your success. :-)

The ones on the MLS are probably over-priced, so you may want to look for more motivated sellers.

Many investments made by an IRA are tax free, but any sort of active business is not.

They may not on a tax sale but clearly, these homeowners are motivated sellers.

So when I see the question, what is a good book to read on notes, I sort of always want to say what type of notes, on what type of collateral, dealing with what type of borrower or origination source?

The key is to find a motivated seller and to bring value to the table.

Did you have any sort of written agreement with them?

It comes down to how motivated he is to get his real estate business going?