We aren't talking big money here, but a hundred dollars more is always better.

There aren't too many houses under 100k in Northern Virginia, or atleast not that i know of...

I understand that most Realtors split a portion of their commission with their Broker per transaction. What I would like to know from the Realtors out there is what fee's can be accepted from a non-Realtor, that's no...

PA and FL aren't the only places.

Go on Craigslist and respond to ads for apartments that aren't listed with an agent for lease, etc., and introduce yourself, and say if they ever consider selling, to contact you, etc.

Attempting to take all you can is not underwriting.HMLs aren't banks, they can't borrow through the federal reserve, they have a limited amount of money to work with and while it does make perfectly good sence to maximize profits at the highest utilization of assets, being excessive is not in the public good, nor is it for the industry or themselves in the long run.

If they aren't receptive to a lease option, it may be the way you are presenting it.

Hope this helps.I've been doing a lot of research on this the past year, and this is what I've found (I could be wrong of course):Material prices aren't too much different around the country if you shop around for suppliers (there are differences in areas where shipping is more difficult and costly), and labor prices are surprisingly consistent (though there is a range of about 25-35%) if you ignore the high priced areas.Obviously, there will be regional differences in both labor and materials (especially in places where climate, soil and natural conditions impact building codes), but if you ignore places like NY, NJ, California, etc, you'll find that prices generally fall within 25-50%.I see you're in NJ, so you can probably throw the prices I mention out the window, but for a surprisingly large % of the country (especially between the coasts), prices will be pretty consistent within a 25-35% range.All that said, this is a topic I'm very interested in, and would love other data points, as I could be wrong

Seems many think we will be trading troy's again...LOLMy notes are pretty safe, I have held my breath over the past five years but no problems, knock on wood, but in a really bad recession defaults would/could go up.Bars/lounge are pretty safe if they are not highly leveraged and have low overhead, I'm pretty safe with particapations and the fringe benefits aren't bad.

You can always offer sub2 terms if they want a higher price or aren't as motivated to move quickly/cash out.Also would you chose different filters from listsource.com if you were looking to find sub2 vs wholesaling?