That might give you a better view of the playing field.Hope that helps.Good luck.

The only way you would Ever want the figures to come out that way, is if your purchase was a speculation play, to cash out a large chunck of equity down the road and you could support negative cash flow each month.

But, if not, you can play hardball with the former seller who is now calling Countrywide to complain.You could call them and ask them what their chances of buying would be with a foreclosure on their record?

Using your photo can help in building your brand.

I have many other investors who would follow my lead.To play devil's advocate here, I am guessing that the properties truely do not cash flow since you are not willing to share how.

What you need to do is pick a area that you can find your first property to kind of play with.Are you looking to buy and hold for the residual income, or are you trying to FLIP.Whatever it is you are trying to do.

The answer: You need to pay to play.

Platinum might be more reasonable play as I think it's a bit oversold, although with auto-demand dropping demand for platinum will continue to decline.

Any experience with this sort of play?

I also am more knoweldgable then most agents when it comes to the financing options, business planning, fix-n-flip vs rental, estimating cost of repairs, cash flowing, property expenses, net profits, ect.I enjoy helping others succeed in the Real Estate Investment Market (yes, even in this bad economy....it still can be done ;) I specialize in helping brand new investors get on their way in Real Estate Investing!