Basically, they charge you to find tenants a cost equal to 1/2 of the rent charged for the unit.

You should be able to look at the loacal MLS on line, the REOs are listed and will show up there.The ONLY WAY you get to a PRE-FORECLOSURE is by working with the homeowner, and the HO and the lender, NEVER through the lender alone, the lender has no say in a deal unless it is a short sale and then, basically only to the extent of an acceptable amount paid to the loan, with conditions.And anyone who tells you that you don't need to understand your market area, just sit there and buy and I'll do the work, is someone, IMO, you should not just walk away from, but run from!

Bring a knowledgeable assistant for evaluation purposes and safety.2.Try to see it as soon as possible!

Here's the basic rundown on a potential deal.Couple getting a divorce, husband is drinking/drugging and neither of them are in the house.

These are just basics so to build a foundation. johnmichael: Let me start off with a little introduction, I have been in the business of real estate investing for 20 plus years Using Sub 2, Land Trust, Lease Option, Owner Finance, 1031 exchange, No money down, Using investor funds for purchase and the list goes on.johnmichael: I enjoy working with pre foreclosure homeowners!

But when questioned about the basics; neighborhood comps, ARV, FMV, key points of Deed Of Trust, difference between a Special and General Warranty Deed, etc, etc, they didn't have a clue.

thanx....It's the basic stuff but it still helps reading it.

Basically helps you get into a mindset for becoming wealthy.

interesting threadI retired 10 years ago from my day job, basically leveraging from my property investmentsIt look me 7 years but it was the fact that I jumped into booming markets that made a massive differenceMix this with some small development projects..... this is like investing on steroids, speeds the processI continue investing today and growing capital. 

the basic reason is the higher the comission, the more agents are willing to show over others.