excellent points....I kind of forgot that the HELOC rate could change....mine has a locking option as of yet, so that could help me hedge my bets...thanks for the reply.

Sort the list by sale data, lot size and living area.

Tell them at least you made some of the payments, and now they have the house back to sell again.Your best bet would be to find a house the owner owns free and clear, and get them to do plain and simple owner financing.

If you've never dyed a carpet before, I bet it's a learned skill so your results may suck the first few times.

We've lost about 40% of real estate investors over the last 3 years from this GIMMICK of appreciation, yes, there is appreciation but you can't hedge your bets on it.

Once they reach a decision point and a certain size they do one of three things.

I am not sure if just walking up to the homeowner in the lobby is something you are not comfortable with or not.In Baltimore, I bet they would have codes court more than one day a week.

On the downside I'll bet it's a real short season there!

Just like Monopoly, buy as many properties as you can safely handle and then watch the wealth snowball gain size as it goes along.

Most lenders would look at the purchase price, and only lend you 70% of that.Your best bet would be a hard money loan for the purchase and rehab cost.