4000 for sale in my county, 30 closings lastmonth.Spring Hill is an area I was exploring online today.I have no credit but most sellers don't seem to care now,since I work through the web and have 7k to put down.I'm torn between accepting a deal for owner financed homes ranging from 50-170k or just buying some land outright and dragging a trailer onto it.I like the thought of being able to tell anyone to 'get out of my yard!'

Everything you see other then the listed price and posting date on HUD's web site, don't bother.

After my wife and I bought a beautiful house in Montana for $17,500, we built a web site about nice towns with cheap houses.

Our latest blog post, Top 7 Coolest Real Estate Web 2.0 Sites was just mentioned in one of the busiest financial websites, TheStreet.com in an article by Barry Ritholtz.

Poor credit, unreliable employment, credit card debt, crazy car loans, student loans, and inability to save for a down payment all lead to renting vs. home owning.  

Maybe we need a Web MD type site for real estate contracts  :)  but U being in the medical field probably know that people can drive themselves crazy putting their symptoms into web MD..

I agree that contractors are unreliable, but I think you need someone in RI that's a bit more familiar with the area.

Also funds for your sustained direct mail or web operation.

So many of them are too fluffy and look good to an investor surfing the web.

I've seen plenty of DIY guys do just as good a job as some "pro" and at half the cost and with less stress and headaches of dealing with unreliable workers etc.