Its typically foreclosure that gets the borrower to reply, so we send a couple save your house type letters, while starting foreclosure in parallel.

After you have been on this forum for a couple of months the new member intro forum gets a little droll.

I do commercial only but learned some of these tips when I went to conference and talked with an older couple that had listed high end homes for 20 years.Good luck.     

Couple of guys I met are working with angel investors on great deals.Let me know if you already have dealt with the UK market and what you think otherwise :)Cheers, Steve

I'm planning to attend a couple meetings this month.

A couple of questions:1) Are you borrowing $100,000 for the down payment on a property and securing conventional funds for the balance of the purchase price?

I am a small investor in the Boise area and own a couple multi families.  

lol)- Currently working full time in investment real estateMy Current Portfolio:- Consists of several student homes that generate 5x - 10x the cash flow that a traditional rental would- A couple homes were purchased myself through FHA leapfrog and refi (house hacking is the best!)

For example, the time of year can be a factor, especially when you couple that with weather in the market. 45-60 days does sound high to me, but could be an indicator that either there aren't a lot of renters in that area or there is an over supply of rental properties for prospective tenants to choose from.

The biggest challenge we've faced by far is educating contractors - first you need to find contractors willing to be educated, then you need to be prepared to pay more during the first couple of projects while they become proficient with their new knowledge.We have yet to produce a retrofit meeting all EnerPHit criteria, but we are getting a little closer each time.