I'm just interested in learning some new valuation techniques, so I know what to do the next time I find a church for sale that's not already under contract...Thank you!

So, if you pay loan costs tell the borrower to see their tax advisor.Several techniques to use, pay new loan costs, discount the payoff, refi less and take an unsecured note for the change, payoff other debts to help them qualify or buy down the interest rate on the new loan.

I look forward to learning techniques that will help me be a great landlord in the future. 

I have looked at the newer  modular techniques then saw this... http://www.gcpci.org/projects/project.cfm?

My business partner in Southern California - @Peggy Liu is getting a lot of leads there after implementing the techniques I taught her.

What tools and techniques do you use to automate your business?

This site is absolutely where you want to be if you're looking to learn the ropes of RE investing and find out about all the different techniques available.

I am a Realtor and of course familiar with the regular real estate transactions with buyers and sellers but I do not have enough knowledge about investing. I would like to start investing in real estate myself. There ...

@Danny Randazzo I have adopted a technique I heard on an early BP podcast episode called the "three food rule".

I don't think any of these techniques work if the sewer lien becomes the responsibility of the new buyer.Several ways to do it.