These programs have such a high rate that your property will be nowhere close to breaking even.It's out there, It just does not make sence to do it.Woods

My education cost me a lot in money spent on programs and seminars that only taught enough to get in trouble as well as in deals and money left on the table.

Never go into any investment (this applies to stocks too, not just RE) that you don't completely understand and can explain to ANYONE else, how the program works, how much you have at RISK and how much is your ptential reward.INVESTORS own RE for only ONE REASON.

I knew we were in bad shape when they were talking stock picking advice on ESPN.Is this HGTV program a sign of the times or signaling doom?

I think your best resource may be a local publication. try googling forclosure and *your area or town*locally, we have a publication called the recorder. it costs something along the lines of $175/3 months.it lists all of the forclosure sales happening, times and dates. but it is also where they publish public notices to defaulters.as in "this is hereby notice that on such and such a date, your home will be siezed..."

Both of us find investors who are interested in forclosed property and we send them the listings.These listings are great, the only problem is once you secure the property you have 24 hours to either go with their hard money loan program(which is 10% down with 18% interest),pay cash or find another hard money loan.

Having that experience trying to sell merchandise that way, I have strayed away from it.I hear a guy named Adam Ginsberg is the "guru" for that, but I haven't gotten the program yet.

On the other hand, medical graduate students carry debts in the range $19,000 - $105,000 (Source: Department of Education).Tuition fees have risen 32% at 4 year private colleges whilst they have risen by 41% at public universities and colleges.

That should be public record where you are.My experience with condemned or boarded properties is that the city usually has some sort of agenda in mind for it.Look into it but, it's not something I would spend too much time on.Jim Watkinswww.dfwmentor.com

I had a Realtor out of TN tell me about a loan program where you buy the house in any condition as long as you have a bid from a contractor to repair/improve.