Trying to get it from the NYC Dept of Health but the Exec. no longer has valid ID.

Then the health department comes in and says that the walls are contaminated and you'll have to gut that unit and the common walls with two other units!

These people have BIG issues.My area is very pro-landlord so judge didnt give that or anything else they rambled about much weight.It scared me though, what if i would have posted something that could have been used against me and cost me an eviction?

Nothing that scares me, except the fact that the walls, ceilings, heating ducts, windows, EVERYTHING has a very heavy coating of cigarette smoke.

And really the biggest pushers (outside of you, Will) I've seen for the whole dry funding terminology AND scare tactics are transactional funders.

You start throwing forced contracts in there and you will scare alot of potential buyers away, especially in this market.

Having assets in RE getting caught up in such a decrease in value is what scares me the most.Knowing this, I do only what I can which is cover my rear with insurance (hope it pays out) and get in and out as quickly as possible (I am a flipper here).

I've been told by a gentleman on another forum that he was scared to death to pick up the phone and make the calls until he made his first few and found out that these asset managers were desperate to sell.Can any of you give me an idea of what to say/expect when I start making these calls?

I don't mean to scare you away from probate sales.

I'm certainly not advising you to go in and call the guy names, carry a ball bat or anything like that, but if you scare them to the point that they money is not worth the trouble they may face, you might get more back.Like others have said, many are not registered or hold a license.