.$495 appraisal...this would allow me to get into this deal with zero $ down...any thoughts on this type deal?

They may not go to zero but 75 cents isn't much better than that.

Hi Dean - Coming from a person that has never met you and must make a guesstimate based on one entry on an internet forum, I would say that you don't have particular passion for your job or the process of wholesaling - sure, you can tolerate it, you're good at it, you could be more motivated in taking part in it, but you don't really live and breath for the process - what you love is the checks at the end of the road.

They'll have a policy specifically for this.

We are getting "Zero Down" deals closed.....but many folks are coming in wanting to put money down.

One more option: send a letter to your own landlord letting him know that you won't be renewing the lease when it comes due in June because you can't tolerate the dog poop any longer and the HOA won't do anything about it.That should motivate your landlord to put some pressure on the HOA.Get some of your neighbors to send letters of complaint to the HOA.

Ground yourself on principles, rather than policies and leaders.

Travis, I have actually tired a CraigsList (CL) ad that was entitled "I buy ugly houses" and got zero responses.

Honesty is the best policy and I have no reservations about being upfront with people.

After spending trillions of dollars Obama says we shouldn’t expect much.From the article:“Obama on Thursday asked Americans to back his far-reaching economic and health policies, but warned them not to expect too much from him or the federal government.â€Works for me, I don’t expect much from either of them.Article: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090319/ap_on_go_pr_wh/obamaSo we should back all of this spending without expecting anything.