I am only going to speak for myself...I do work with investors but only qualified investors who are the buy and hold type...here is why...I worked for one "aspiring investor" last year who had a 600 FICO and was "pre-qualified" for 100% hard money at something crazy like 15% and all the money in her life amounted to $2000 for an initial deposit.

An owner has numerous other expenses like maintenance and capital improvements that come into play.

It won't here, but you could check your area.A couple of rungs up from what I call "the bottom" might be the best bet.Affordable, in town, so big tenant pool, but not fearing for your life or tenants who are too undesirable.

The Arizona real estate contract is 9 pages long and has numerous potential addendums.

You can rent somewhere, rebuild your personal life, and meanwhile get some good interest income, and save for your next home purchase..

I wrote this article last night and it will be posted in numerous newspapers and internet sites over the next week.

This has been discussed numerous times before.

You simply must have a self-directed account and then you may invest in anything you choose, excluding life insurance policies and collectibles.

Your basic needs are covered for the rest of your life and you don’t have any financial worries.

If not, remember there is an LIMG REI Club this Thursday, 24 Feb 07 at New Life at 7:00 pm.