Talking to the home seller is a most critical skill, see my BP blog "Make money without banks or credit" for how to talk to sellers.

Want to get feedback from the group.Here are the community statsMetro pop 280,000, up 12%since 2000, up 25% since 1990Unemployment 4.8%Median family income $53,000Median home price $101,00022 lots, 19 tenants, no POHAvg rent is $197, avg market rent $214 Rent includes city water, private septic, trash, lawnEstimated expenses are 49%I got a quote to sub-meter and requesting a $10,000 credit at closing so I can get that done when I purchase.

You could prescreen them, but most people aren't going to pay application fees or allow you to run credit, etc without seeing the place first.

I know with my credit history I can get a great rate, but in order to do that I would need to have the property deeded to me.My question: In order to get the best rate should I have the deed contain only my name as the sole owner in order to get the best financing?

Hello all,I'm looking for areas of Fort Worth to invest in buy-and-hold properties, but there is a tremendous amount of competition and I have lost out on several properties with multi-offer situations despite having perfect credit and financing in place.  

Great cash flow and good have good credit.  

I know there are ways without having to put a lot of money on a down payment but my credit isn't where I want it to be and I'm barely getting by on my job.

Chances are she will remain too ill to move and if she does improve enough to consider it, the cold will likely deter her.

yeah i agree with stephen l, you don't need a lawyer to file for LLC here in the red stick, i had to send $100 filing fee to have paperwork registered with sec of state web address to file online is sos.la.gov just type it just like that, i also had my bank file for my EIN when i applied for a line of credit application just have to talk to your local bank that you deal with real nice and they will work with you, the 1 i deal with is capital 1!

Would need to understand credit score, loan to value, loan size and cash flow of the property.