There might be a few ways to work with the title company to make sure that the seller does not see the "mark up", but I would have to look into it a bit more.

Drive the block, see the area.

If so, it's only a couple of hours drive to see the properties.I'd make a visit and take my own photos/video to validate this is a "deal".

Post pictures so we can see the before and after!

I do not believe 2014 will be a bad year but do see things slowing down as we approach 2015 with about 8-10% gains this year.

I see the "yellow letters" getting talked up a good amount, or have people had success with the simple postcards that say "We buy houses" or "We buy ugly houses" ,etc If its the post card route, do you think I should go "el cheapo" and get just a basic 2 color card or spend extra for something fancier,. or ???

Don't take this wrong, it's always fun to see the new things people are doing, help with others questions, etc.

With Chase, you can no longer make a cash deposit unless it is to your own bank account so that inconveniences my tenants that pay rent in cash via direct depositI signed up for Chase QuickPay to try out the free serviceIt seems easy enough as all I needed to do was give my tenant an email address and but I am waiting for funds from the first transactionThe tenant (who does not bank with chase) scheduled a payment for the 5th of March and I got an email notification of the payment which I then accepted.The tenant tells me that the funds have been removed from their account today on the 6thI will post another update when I see the funds in my account cuz it's not there yetPS The official chase timeframe verbiage is "The transfer of money will be completed four to five business days after you accept the payment, subject to the processing times of the financial institution from which the sender is sending the money."

As our volume increases, I see the significant amount of money I am losing on the buy side.

When the main Anchor Tenant goes dark, the remaining smaller tenants are going to have a very hard time.You would think with people eating at home more vs restaurants that retail grocery would be "Rolling in the Dough".But with this company, apparently they see the need to "Pear" down.