A plumber in Milwaukee bid about $9000 to do some rough plumbing, move a couple supply/drain lines and install new sinks/tubs/fixtures in a 2.5 bath house.I asked him to break down the bid for me so I could understand where the price was coming from.

Raje, is there a specific property type you want to buy in Orange County.. ie, did you prefer single family homes, multifamily housing, retail, industrial or office properties?

I suffered as a loan officer for 2 years.

Okay, look at the Book and Page number of the filing of your last deed to the property and you will generally see the closing agent/title company who notarized the deed, ask the clerk in the Recorder's Office who that notary works with or look them up through the Secretary fo State for notary registrations.

Also, do you have to have an office?

An experienced mortgage officer would definitely be a good place to start.

Bankers, Loan Officers, incompetent Real Estate Agents who get in the middle of a transaction to keep you from progressing forward.

There are a lot of banks that will now do FHA loans immediately, so ask around to a couple loan officers or brokers and find a bank or two that will do an FHA loan without any time restriction; most of the regional banks will do these, but even big banks like Wells Fargo are now doing them.

Buying 600 properties doesn't mean he got 600 houses, he likely bought a large supply of unbuildable land, a lifetime supply of crack houses and perhaps 30 or 40 nice houses.

If that's the case, it's usually much quicker (instantaneous in some cases) to deliver the deed personally to the county recorder's office and get it stamped/recorded over the counter.