We do this occasionally when we make a private loan if the deal is too "thin" we will also tie up another property in the investor's portfolio to ensure performance.And having the props "owned" by your LLC is not the same as having the financing originated and vested in the LLC.

I should preface this next part by saying that I am not a futures trader, but I tried to collect this data as accurately as I could:Commodity Time period Change in costCopper 2001-2007 UP 388%Steel 2001-2007 UP 238%Asphalt Cement 2001-2007 UP 143%Cement 2001-2007 UP 92%Gasoline 2001-2007 UP 96%US electricity prices 2001-2007 UP 118%US Median HouseholdIncome 2001-2007 UP 70%US Median Price of aSingle family home 2001-2007 UP 37%Lumber and plywood were fairly flat during this time frame.

With 1,000+ units, we're observing the data necessary for an insurance underwriter to assign a risk rating to the bonds.

The Rehabilitation Checklist in Appendix 1 of Handbook 4240.4 REV-2 should be used to ensure all work items are considered.

Do real estate investors and agents have free access to this data in most cases or is there a fee?

Kroll Factual Data does a really good report.

I hate putting the data into the computer for taxes!!!

You just want to make sure that you have everything in writing to ensure that there are no misunderstandings when it's time to split the proceeds.

This is a bit more of an advanced strategy and you need to know how to investigate each property and due the due dilligence necessary to ensure a profitable investment.I would suggest as a newbie, you choose a different strategy to start out and get your feet wet.Now is the time for the buy and hold strategy.

I do notice that the publishing of the Lis Pendens is usually weeks old and the data is incomplete.