Assuming the market stays essentially flat for the next decade, I am thinking I will look at the mortgage and determine when the house will hit 25% equity, and agree to get the owner off the note around that time (25% EQ + 6-12 months cushion).

As a Northern California resident I found this interesting: http://www.businessweek.com/news/2012-05-30/toll-buying-half-of-a-2-379-home-california-subdivision

But if you can't even hit 1% properties, it may be your only option.

What type of deals are you buying now that you've hit the 4 homes - do you have a bank that will work with you?

Turns out the roof was hit. $2,400 to replace.

The guy just hit the jackpot.

Things are very crazy right now in Northern Virginia but at least the buyer's are "real".

Well I'm going to hit the pavement running.

I'm not a techie so I can't link stuff, no idea, I just type and hit return.Dion has a recent post about the due on sale clause and he posted the reg.

If owner occupied rates hit 15% again, like they were when I first considered buying back in the 80s, you can bet these loans will get called.