I can still get the benefits of leverage without the sleepless nights and additional risk that fully leveraging the proceeds of the cashout refi would bring.  

Ended up spending $5 for two toys for the dogs (who proceeded to kill them in less than an hour).

Hi,I read  that one place to find motivated sellers is the court house... finding burnout landlord at the court house when they do the evictions.Does anyone have experience with that?

If you continue with this option I encourage you to use an attorney experienced in creative financing and ensure that the proper documents are file with the Court in order to protect yourself and to "cloud" the title.  

I guess the correct question is will a early termination fee hold up in NJ court?

I have been making no-contingency cash offers on REO's, but ALWAYS do my own title search and get the title insurance.If your search turns something up it will be remedied at closing out of seller proceeds vs you being stuck with it later.

Listsource.com or any other list provider can get this information.Go to listsource.com, create a free account, then call their customer help line and they can walk you through exactly how to do it.This is a list you'll need to BUY.Free way is to search county tax records through MLS (see if you know a Realtor who will let you borrow their ID) or at the county court house for properties owned a long time- i.e. 20,25 years plus.  

Check housing court if you can to see if tenants have ever been evicted anywhere else.

I can't seem to find any info on the County Clerk of Courts web site.Thanks!

I will be moving to Asheville at the end of the year and need some advice on how to proceed.