I'm an art director by trade and feel I can probably get a gig there.

If you do the roof and don't have anything left than I would recommend slowly doing the other items over time or trading for services like (whatever you have to offer) for someone to do a little landscaping.

If he is able to drop the contract with no consequences what so ever its very easy to weasel out of a deal.

Not as many want to play in the small space because of the return for the time invested.It's just like I will not work on brokering a 20 unit vacant apartment building that is trading a 3,000 a door and needing 12k of work inside per unit because I might work 4 months negotiating water, liens, junior liens, taxes. short sale from the lender etc. to make 5,000 in commission if I am lucky.I don't work on anything unless the check is five to six figures for the time invested.

Consequently, we have an incredible trusting relationship that is mutually beneficial.

Clearly this is legal but so is derivatives trading and bad debt swaps.

Hey everyone,Trying to generate some ideas for a friend of mine, basically he is wanting to find a job that has night shifts that he can use to save additional money for real estate.Perhaps something that requires some certification / training and or a trade would be an option.

Just because foreclosure is imminent does not mean a note trade will follow since in certain situations the loss can be minimized or completely avoided through foreclosure with no note sale.

especially if you're looking at larger, multi-unit buildings - because the consequences of your decision (good or bad) will be multiplied.For example - if you're looking in a market like Detroit (which is hugely affected by the health of the auto industry), you should understand that this carries certain risks with it.

Also, duplexes/triplexes are generally in worse neighborhoods, so it can sometimes be a trade-off for cash-flow to have to deal with thugs.