I want to put my RE knowledge and connections to work, and I have enough money in my retirement to get started, but I want to do it right.Again, feel free to point me to threads that have already dealt with this or help me learn to use the search tool better if these specific questions have already been answered.Thanks in advance,

Some large companies pay rent years in advance.

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Have the owner sign a Future Advance Note, the note becomes "funded" as money is spent on the rehab or advanced.

All my cash and credit card advances as I can not get a loan due to debt to income ratio & maximum fannie mae properties financed.

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If they knew the minimum bid was going to be significantly less than the amount owed, this is not in the public record and is usually only known at all the day before the auction.Sometimes if it is a sheriff Sale the sheriff will publish this info on their website.Mostly though, in more rural areas you can't get this info.Remember, lenders often have reps at auctions so the people who knew could have been attornies or reps connected to the case.Sometimes, you need to do some snooping over shoulders at the auction to see where they get their info, sometimes you can just ask them or ask the auctioneers after the auction where to get this info in advance.

Real estate issues now advance to city planning issues, zoning, traffic concentrations, population concentrations, development and construction, union and workforce concerns, employee benefit plans as to the liability side.