We have done it numeous times in the pre-bailout era.We have not tried since the RE crash.Most of the banks willing to consider this are the small, local banks; not the large, national players.

@Kevin Fletcher played pro basketball in Europe and I think there was a hockey player as well.

They may have not been worth $1500, but I did find a substantial value in the exercise of researching my market and who the players are.  

I suggest these presets:-SFRs,Duplexes, Triplexes-Last market sale date: Last 3-4 months-Equity range: 100-100%-Absentee owned: yes (may limit records but this is a FOR SURE investor)EXTRA TIP:If you have enough records to play with, and want to get the REAL players, use the criteria above and add OUT-OF-STATE owned.Hope that helps!

As you begin to read the forums, you’ll start to see who the main key players are in the area.

Stay out of the bad areas of Detroit but investigate the up and coming areas where good deals are still to be found but there is also a large upside potential because of what bigger players are doing.

House staging sounds like the perfect place to get to know the players and introduce yourself.

Who knows the players better than the tax men.

Quite the inspiration on many levels, from building relationships, building your reputation, how all the different players can benefit for each roll etc....On a deal similar to this, what is the typical minimum investment you would be looking for from an investor in a round number?

That said, they leave lots of room for smaller players as they often suck (technical term ;-) in certain areas, or for certain data.