Jason, I found short sales to be VERY easy for me.

Easy and inexpensive.

Just remember, being in real estate and having to spend no money is not as easy as it used to be.I would suggest finding some of the largest buyers of real estate investment properties in your area.

For instance, I live in a college town where its easy to rent to students and property has been rising at 5% even with the downturn in the market.

So play around with them.I tend to look at a few different numbers and basically compare them all, rather than rely on just one.I look at the MIRR of course, just using 5% reinvestment rate, easy.

The market is so depressed that finding that majic home that is in financial distress is an easy fishing trip.

Seller financing for the buyer means no bank qualifying and easy availability to purchase.

The final decision was made pretty easy when we visited Myrtle in July - EVERY place was full that we looked at - are you guys not in a recession?

If good, it's easy to store and even put on the 'fridge.

I see a lot of deals being turned down when there's only looked at the 100$ cashflow requirement without even considering the return.....But I guess its easy to analyze a deal only on 1 criteria rather than looking at the whole picture?!