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I believe it has to do with the fact that private funding sources are not the type you would normally find on an internet forum.From my experience, private money is something you'd find in close proximity to a particular deal, and more often than not, by word of mouth and/or by visiting local real estate investment groups.While there may be people who look to sources like BP to invest their money, it isn't your typial medium for private money.

The file would contain the subject property's address so you could mail there and often, it will contain a mailing address for the investor in which you should send mailers there.You can also use Google, PIPL and other internet research sites once you identify the owner name (individual or company) and through your internet seraches, you can often find contact info.

Don't listen to anyone who says that internet sites are better than the MLS, they're not.

If you were at a regular lender they could give you an internet appraisal and tell you upfront.

My brother who is somewhat of a geek when it comes to the internet and technology is very excited about Google + and sent me an invite yesterday.

I worked in the internet marketing space for years and I can only imagine the amount of time and money you've invested into this site.Great work Josh!

The valuations some of these companies are getting are simply mind boggling, you'll think we're in the internet bubble 2.

For several weeks I have been surfing the internet and CAL state agency’s to understand in lay terms, the SAFE Act.

I wanted to see what other people came up with for ARV and their own offer price for WHOLESALE, based on their own internet research, espeically without actually touring the property.