It's all situational as your age, goals, regeneration of capital,etc. all play factors in strategy.I know for commercial real estate maybe 4 out of 10 calls the investor might be a fit for me.

Or you could take the max ltv and put it into another property and play the arbitrage game. 

Rather than prior liens I would shift my focus to research on how the issue of notice (or lack thereof) plays out in this scenario.

At the end of the day it's a numbers game and it needs to make financial sense.  

Hi everyone,So I am new to the REI game and am loving it.

i would move on. you are there to meet your goal. if your realtor is not helping you then he is in the way of your goal. get rid of him and find someone that will play by your rule. bottom line. it's just business.good luck

Politics at it's best with the pass the hot potato game.   

When there are bad actors in the marketplace, people need government to level the playing field. 

Why are you differentiating "starting out"... as if it makes any difference...which it doesn't.Have you ever played poker? 

My husband likens a loan to that game on the price is right; Plinko.