At this point there is no shortage of consumer advocates, reporters, anti free market thinkers, etc. wanting to use a failed deal as evidence of "crooked" investors taking advantage of homeowners.As legitimate real estate investors we must do our best to be absolutely truthful up front.

Then you can just reface the outside and update the interior.The city and county over time also change how they view development.In five years you have different people in office which might be pro-development or anti-development.So there is a ton of factors that play into it.Right now you can land great contractor teams in commercial for cheap.Once the big jobs come back around it will be harder to find quality work for a small job such as you are proposing.Hope it helps.

[Does the anti-flipping 90 day law just apply to FHA loans?

I talked to a lawyer in Buffalo, NY today about doing a wholesale deal with him and he said he wouldn't do it because Buffalo had an anti-flipping policy..

Jeff,Up here (Canada) we would call a local anti-poverty organisation (Community Living) or the Salvation Army to take the clothing.

I am not anti paid training.. but those with limited to no funds I can't think of one of those I have seen make it without going into real estate in a paid job first.

US, regardless of immigration status" quote from an article by Jo Becker, Education/Outreach Specialist, Fair Housing Council of Oregon in an article titled screening without Social Security Numbers: there Are Options...

But it's still one of the most anti-landlord markets in the nation.

Try windshield washer fluid instead of RV anti-freeze. it usually costs a fraction of the price and goes just as cold as RV antifreeze.

@Devan Mcclish  your drinking the anti broker cool aid and your comments are not even close to being correct.IN some states maybe but in many states no way...its really simple buy the property and resell it... find a broker who allows you do your own transactions.. that's simple enough .