Meanwhile flipped homes were still purchased at an average discount of 13 percent below market value in 2013, the same average discount as 2012, indicating that investors are finding discounted buying opportunities outside of the public foreclosure process — particularly in those markets with the biggest increases in flipping for the year.”Major metro areas with big increases in home flipping in 2013 compared to 2012 included Virginia Beach (up 141 percent), Jacksonville, Fla., (up 92 percent), Baltimore, Md.

You can do a referral program where you refer leads to this agent but even that can be grey area.

I would start by getting ahold of the public works director and speaking to him/her about your issues.If that gets you nowhere, then talk to your alderman or the mayor of your city.

@Mark Updegraff - What you are referring to is the Soft Second Mortgage program available through the city of New Orleans.

Maybe you should try to find a public adjuster to see if they can get you the higher amount you seek; if they do you will have to pay them something of course.

I've been mostly out of the Atlanta market for about 4 months now, so it's possible that my information is outdated, but I invested in the north and west suburbs for many years, and right now, there aren't many deals out there being listed publicly.

I think you would really need a good platform to get the kind of publicity needed to pull something like that off.

@Ariel Echevarria The owner of the property next door should be listed in the public records.

I appreciate any and all help.Along with this, can anyone explain the FM Homepath Program briefly to me?

Can anyone give me any info on where I can find Fannie Mae lenders so that I may approach & ask questions to gain an understanding of the program?