Urban areas have numerous benefits and charm that accompany the rowdy crowd as well.

There are numerous threads on that topic including what I consider the best wholesale thread on BP which is:http://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/93/topics/58383-the-truth-about-wholesaling-

So I have spent the last several days searching through numerous posts on BP to refine my criteria for an absentee owner list.

You could use your allotted 10 Fannie Mae 30-yr loans to build this portfolio, but could not do so on the more numerous and cheaper houses.

However, I have refused to rent to a few applicants who I felt were at risk for filing bankruptcy based on their numerous (20 or so) large unpaid debts which I felt would, at some point, cause them to file bankruptcy since they had no way to pay these debts off based on their current income/financial situation.On the other hand, I will not exclude applicants who have already previously filed bankruptcy and had the bankruptcy discharged since I know that they won't be able to file it again for quite a few years (depending on what chapter they filed).

I have done my first mailing campaign, a yellow letter in an invitational envelope.

I have gotten the Sch E's with blacked out SSN/EIN on numerous occasions when dealing with an actual owner/seller (as opposed to foreclosures).

Have read it numerous times.And years back I wrote a guest post on BP about tax liens.

I used to be in a group of weekend snowmobilers and I told a broker friend of mine not to invite me out with this guy if our wives came along because I just didnt feel like exposing her to his negative character. you have to be real careful who you get info from they dont lead you down the wrong path morally.

We currently own several businesses and numerous residential and commercial properties in and around Austin and central Texas.