Ahhh, those were the days...Now just getting someone to talk to you (let alone someone who knows what they are doing) is virtually impossible.I think you might get some traction with this strategy at a small local bank, but the successes will be few and far between because few of the defaulted loans are with such banks.

Donald Trump art of the deal, Conti and fFnkle= apt investing.

Hey guys,I just went through Chris Chico's Virtual Wholesaling Program and he recommends using a 800 # with an extension on his direct mail campaign for sellers to call and leave a message.

Hey Sean D, determining the value of vacant land is MUCH more an art than it is a science.

Originally posted by George Paiva:Did you know that:Landlords can greatly increase the depreciation deductions they receive the first few years they own rental property by using segmented depreciation.Careful planning can permit you to deduct, in a single year, the cost of improvements to rental property that you would otherwise have to deduct over 27.5 years.You can rent out a vacation home tax-free, in some cases.Most small landlords can deduct up to $25,000 in rental property losses each year.A special tax rule permits some landlords to deduct 100% of their rental property losses every year, no matter how much.People who rent property to their family or friends can lose virtually all of their tax deductions.If you didn't know one or more of these facts, you could be paying far more tax than you need to.

Then you wonder with that kind of down payment, maybe it makes more sense to invest in real estate elswhere...Coming from a pure cash-flow investing environment like Japan, with very little to no capital growth (which is fine with me, I prefer high and reliable income), I still struggle to wrap my head around the fact that so many people will bet so much money on virtually unknown speculation moves with little to nil income until realisation can occur (if at all) 3, 7, 10 or 15 years down the track (or not) - particularly after the last few years of financial roller coaster...can anyone explain this rationale to me?

"you don't literally make any money until you sell" discussion reminds me of a guy I studied martial arts with for about 10 years.

Under virtually no definition are pythons classified as pets.

I attended college and grad school and studied a lot of fluffy liberal arts (history major).

So, I'm hoping by being more active here I'll get that virtual kick that I need to make something happen.