In terms of answering questions i was thinking that I would design a web page & arrange for an information sheet to be handed out in return for their contact details.

I worked extensively with a big time REI guy here in Tucson and was very hot and heavy to buy my first home but have decided to hold off while the values keep slipping in our area.I still have a very strong interest in securing some properties domestically in the next year or two, specifically income producing properties.Beyond that I am always open to any extra streams of income (legitimate ones) so hopefully I can find some info here on markets I may not have investigated yet.

The buyer would need to secure financing (hard money or traditional financing), have enough to cover the payments until it sells, they need to sell the home which might take a couple months or more, etc...

It is always best to have more than one lender.In Charlotte, we have yet to secure any finance, and we have deals on the table ready to go.

I'm a complete newbie, and doing my research..I decided to look on the web at tax records for some of the house I found on Realtytrac.

Tell the security guard:"I'm a property manager for ____ st""I'm a repo man, I'm here to get a car""I'm here for the open house" :mrgreen: I've also used a lot of lines that failed horribly.

Only agents can attend or participate as there is a security law issue for deals across state lines.

If you say to call between 9-5 or to use the web after hours some will think you are serious and will follow the instructions.You can not really control when people call.

I don't know how you find the time to welcome newbies to the web site, write articles, answer questions, etc.

For example, you completely ommitted advertising, management (even if you do it), maintenance (even if you do it), legal expenses, evictions, setout fees, damage done by tenants (in excess of the security deposit), entity maintenance, utilities paid by the owner during rehabs and vacancies, capital expenses (although not technically an operating expense), lawsuits, etc, etc, etc (I could go on and on and on).The good thing is that you're at break even, so this is not a disaster.