The security part is throwing me off.  

The entire process was enjoyable, even the sweat equity part. I

Running around from plex to plex or house to house carrying every kind of spare plumbing and part I may need can be very tiresome.

You can assign the contract, if it doesn't prohibit it, or you'll need an addendum executed by all parties.

Foreclosure Auction buyers have to be cash buyers, you know they can make a decision fast and they will generally be willing to tell you exactly what they are looking for.A third option for finding cash buyers or where to do your deals is search for other investors in your local area and see where the deals are being done.

But it was built on the fundamental principle that exchanging two items of like kind between two (or more) parties should not be taxed.  

(email and fax via a third party online service)BTW: I miss the triangle. 

Just buy carefully and make sure the deal is a win win for both parties. 

I live in VA.Enter Bigger Pockets: I literally stumbled on the BP site a few months ago and though I want to get into the REI game, she is actually in it, so I told her to check out the website and that she could fill the apartment herself using info we learn from BP, and I could help her, remotely, from VA.What I have done: I have followed all of the suggestions regarding tenant screening and had two showings to qualified parties, neither of whom followed through with process.  

Hopefully we can get to a solution that works for all parties involved and land a winning deal.