One of the BP experts for property management is also from HI.

It will take you directly to a BP member who is an expert on the subject.Good luck and feel free to ask any additional questions here on BP or to me directly.

"I don’t want to be a fatalist, but a lot of the EXPERT economists are predicting a U.S.

I'd imagine Chris Clothier and other local market experts are aiming to accomplish something similar.

That and finest expert along with craigslist and driving the area making calls plus MLS (Realtor only).

If you are looking to do a loan mod, the short sale would certainly indicate hardship and may help.I'm not an expert by any means, so take everything above with a shaker of salt...

-Overpaying-Trusting "experts"-Too nice of upgrades in the wrong area -Using too much cash in deals w/o any kind of discount-Not careful in working w/ tenants or "helping" people out

Then you'll become an expert and can post here on BP as an expert.

Looking at 2 or 3 deals per day has been awesome.Make sure you become a go-to expert in your geographic area.

Your followup did get back to the discussion about notes, and why realtors can be a valuable resource for a note buyer.I don't know about James (Flipper), but I would not make any claims to be an expert on the note business.