My Ideal job is Ginger to Richard Davis (for those of you who watch the Trademark Properties shows).

Your market may vary, but...Before you advertise you should already have a good idea of the market, and you can watch ads for a while to see how many weeks they are repeated to get an idea of how long you can expect.

You can also keep and eye on it and watch it as they drop the price.

Although it's not as widely used as it could be.Walking through a new home development you can learn a lot as you watch the various stages of construction, you can pick up some great shortcuts too.

I'm looking at a list of available HUD homes in my city, and I'd like some guidance from experienced HUD investors.Let's assume that I'm looking at a home that requires little if any upgrading (just to compare apples to apples).

Business acquisation and real estate acquisation are apples and oranges---this might be outside the scope for most on this forum.Regards,Scott Miller

Just watch out for the $200-300 guys they are vastly different to the point a buyer will readily notice the fixture has been painted.

About me, I'm interested in tax sales, foreclosures and landlording :groovy: In my area I've watched the high price homes be built one year and foreclosed on within the next two years.

For those of you who have not been watching the markets, this week was the worst week for the Dow all year.It seems like I made a smart move selling when it was high.

[/list:u]Watch out for your assumptions from the US.