johnmichael: How to be a master negotiatorSid: Stay under the radarjohnmichael: The best way is to loacte them by way of "NOD'S" Notices of defaultsDan_Auito: Attorneys, research services, your own letters, public records lis pendens etc...johnmichael: You can not find RE in Springfield it's all mine LOLjohnmichael: As an investor I have taken hundreds of courses the are of becoming a negotiatorDan_Auito: notice of default if your wondering folksjohnmichael: Finding them in the legal notice is to latejohnmichael: I will show you also how to locate the NOD's as we progressjohnmichael: Locating a great deal is all about your ability to DETERMINING FAIR MARKET VALUEDan_Auito: I love having an appraiser as a partnerjohnmichael: So you locate it!

Where is public notice of tax liens posted (does the county publish a list, will it be published in a newspaper)?

Generally the real estate lic. commissions' first object in any and all cases is to protect the public and safeguard the interest of the consumer.

Charles Parrish wrote:Make sure you have a back door clause (subject to and contingent upon third party assignment before settlement) and that you give yourself enough time to re-cycle the property (buyer shall have 60 banking days to settle) and a safty clause (buyer has the right to extend the settlement by 25 banking days if necessary to complete all settlement paper work) and make sure you have the right to remarket the property before settlement ( buyer has the right to remarket property by private treaty or public auction any time before settlement)......and so on.

I understand the poor very well, since I was charged with oversight of over 1200 public housing units as a commissioner, a very active commissioner at that!

Hands down I can say the biggest mistake I made was.....I GOT GREEDYIt's easy to do and it's sad to see nearly all investors at some point get sucked in by the all mighty dollar.Keep your retail sales price in a bracket that 80% of the buying public can qualify for and don't buy any property for more than 70 cents on the dollar (exclude long term rent properties).Jim Watkinswww.dfwmentor.com

If you keep receipts for all business expenses then you can claim those again income (things like cell phone, office space in your house, repairs and more are all possibilities).If you're not a sole proprietor then you are probably better off just hiring a tax accountant to do it for you.

If you want to go somewhere or "hang out" with friends, you had three choices...public transportation, walk, or (by far the most popular) ride a bike.Some places in South America also have extremely high gas prices.

Check the public records to see if the house is in probate or foreclosure and if so, go and look at the files.

I have been in the public sector in the development world and cannot tell you how many times I have "made the deal, saved the deal" and the other guy has made the profit.