This will sound a bit paranoid, but don't trust any singular 'expert' be it a real estate agent or loan officer, or what not.

I don't have enough info to advise nor am I familiar with the market, but at the rents you suggest, I believe you're target market from the military will be E-8/9s and field grage officers who won't be PCSing in 2 years.

Right now if you get with a good experience Loan officer it shouldn't take more than 21 days after you recieve the appraisal to close on any type of conventional or Government loan.If you're looking for cash out and the loan amount is lower than 75K I can't help you but a local bank will be your best bet Daniel.

These government "workers" have nothing better to do than waste time with drive by's instead of doing anything productive.

(in that order)It's a 3 bed 2 bath 1800sqft house with an extra large living room and a small craftroom/office thing.

Then Go back to the county recorder's office and make sure you're dealing with the office that deals with deeds and mortgages.

Unless you are a social worker determined to give the world a second chance you need to tighten your screening standards.

if you r looking specifically for tax lien properties there is no one website that lists properties that have liens against them. this is actually how i invest. you need to contact the tax collector for the town you want to research liens in. you need to get the most recent tax sale list or upcoming list if its i the future. if the sale has passed you need to have them give you the results of the sale. which properties did have liens placed against them. if its a future sale, i would plan on attending it. you can buy some liens yourself if you would like. however, at the very least go there to record which liens were placed. once i have my list, i check with tax collector to see if there are older liens on a property. e. g. if you have the tax sale list for 2012 i'll ask if there are any liens prior to 2012. you do this so that properties that are coming close to the foreclosure date, you can heavily market to. these owners will be more likely motivated b/c they are close to losing their property to foreclosure. back to websites, most tax collector offices will either mail/email you sale list. also a lot of times, they are posted on regional paper (ac press, ap press, etc). occassionally, you will get lucky and they'll post the tax sale list right on the townships website. hope this helps. sorry for length.as far as foreclosed properties, you can just google foreclosure lists, and im sure you will find some. most of the ones i have seen require a monthly fee. you could also use a realtor, zillow, trulia, or other listing sites usually post foreclosures.

:)Pros:Most investors in this space are HNW or family office, and simply don't have the time or inclination to make direct investments in real estate.

The broker may charge for any/all of the following:- Desk fees (monthly fees for being part of the brokerage, having access to the office, etc)- Commission fees (brokerage may take a percentage of each commission or a fixed amount per transaction)- MLS fees (to get access to the MLS)- E&O fees (this is your broker's insurance against you screwing up a deal)- NAR fees (to be a member of NAR)- Cost of tools (like lockboxes, electronic keys, etc)- Etc...Some brokers charge high monthly fees and a significant percentage of your commission; in return you get a big brand name to associate yourself with (Re/Max, Keller Williams, etc).