If you cannot walk into your local bank and credit union and based on your relationship with the bank IE large deposits and I am talking in the multi hundreds of thousands.. or very large incomes I am talking in the multi hundreds of thousands.. and or very long experience level I am talking decades there is NO money at those rates. what there is   is money at 9 to 15% or higher.. once you grasped that concept and folks stop wasting time.. then you just plug those numbers into your deals.Now if your talking about yoru 4 mortgage slots for rentals  that's a whole nother story but if your looking for fix and flip type funding  etc etc.. the niche is the HML in the country and there are a lot of themget a copy of the Scottsman guide there are list there of reputable national HML.

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Have they walked yet?

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So with this I would like to partner with someone once I find that potential deal(s) to walk through everything that happens.

Also, when someone walks from a house for whatever reason, do they notify the assessors office of a new address?

I walk my dog past these houses everyday and it's killing me to see them sitting and waiting for some attention.Thanks!  

@Grant Boynton  Matt hit the nail on the head.. go sit down with your most experienced civil in that market. they will be able to answer most questions right off the top ... you could also simply walk up to the counter at the planning department and discuss it.. construction financing will be huge stumbling block for someone in your situation.

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It saved us a lot of grief & yet one still walked away leaving $6,000 on the table.