My rentals are in the Northwest US -- they are profitable- and as the market over there goes up -- rent rates go up too -- so that helps.Thanks for the tips on developing -- do you develop land in Hill Country?

Am I kidding myself?

With the team's background I am sure you can offer some tips in the tax or accounting area.John Corey

Isn't their something you learn as a kid to buy cheap??

It was written by a real estate agent that said he would post everywhere he could for hours on end to drive traffic to his website.I find that after I put my kids to bed, I head up to my computer (around 9pm) and I don't get off it until after midnight (in fact, this post is at 12:11am).

the tip earner job seems to be the antithesis of a white collar job, where as every part of income is tracked and reported.

Here are a few suggestions…***Tip alert***Let’s say that you have $2000 at your disposal and you have either online access or there is a Bank of American and a CB&T banks in your town.

I would say RE investing was always a plan(dream) of mine even as a kid i was on jobs with my dad he was a painter/carpenter and would let me help paint or hammer around because i loved the job site.

I get the distinct impression that this board fosters that environment unlike other boards I have read.I'm married with small kids and was born and raised in California.

hello everyone i need a little help in figuring out what i should do next in this pre-foreclosure deal that has came to me.well first off the way this deal came to me was i went to my local sheriffs dept and picked a list of the foreclosures, i mailed them all a letter stating how i can help them and etc.well one of them actually called my number and left a message, so after two days had passed (yah i know i was nervous and etc) i had called the homeowner who left the message.so i started speaking with the homeowner and started building rapport and etc. well anyway the homeowner was very upset and told me from the start that he doesn't want to lose his house (he has four kids), he told me he had got a mortgage on the house for $180,000 and now he has it paid down to $90,000 (so there is alot of equity there), the property is also in perfect condition, he also told me that he had fell on hard times because he works in the construction business and he had broke his wrist and something else and was out of work for awhile.then he told me that he was back on his feet and has been working now for a year, but the bank doesn't care because they want all of the back payments and etc up front.......so i told him lets setup a meeting at his house this tuesday to go over all of this farther (but i told him i will not be giving him a decision at this meeting, that will come later, i did this to buy some time and etc)so anyway, what should i do?