At the end I didn't even care about the money anymore, it was a matter of him leaving or me committing a major crime, so I'm glad he left before things escalated.

And what made you leave Southern-California?

Banks don’t like to sell to “Investors’ in general, because they feel they are leaving money on the table.

Hello fellow rehabbers, If you have been rehabbing for a while, I am sure you have ran into a situation like this one...You buy a house and the seller says he will “clean things up” and then a few days before closing he says that there are “some things he couldn’t quite get to”… and that they “may need to leave some items behind”...Our record to date is 12,000 pounds of “Stuff” (being polite) being left behind… Check out this You Tube video… They left a “little” stuff that they “couldn’t quite get to”… http://buildingmyrealestateempire.com/2007/09/20/rehab-project-seller-left-these-items-behind/Have you ever broken my record of 12,000 pounds of “stuff”?

I'd like to expose my situation and get comments from you people on how I should go about this, in the most profitable way possible of course :P Here's the deal: I purchased a duplex a year ago wich is now a triplex (i made a small appartment with the basement) The mortgage left on it is 150 000$, resale value right now is an easy 425 000$ where I live, wich leaves me with a nice 275 000$ in equity.

I think you may have made a statement that could leave you in a precarious spot.

If you leave your goals in your head, they are nothing more than wishes.

[b]Notice of Defaults (NOD) –[/b] Leave hand written notes on doors of homes that are in foreclosure.

Don’t worry, starting is the hardest part.You can simply start and adjust as you go along...I will leave you with this..."

The leak is near a valley in the roof where some leaves have collected (which I will remove today).