Q1 will start a national recession caused by the fiscal cliff aka broad tax increase.

A very broad question, I know - but I ask this because there are A LOT of real estate investors who pour their heart, soul, money and years of their lives into this endeavour and get nowhere with it - while others seem to hit one grand slam after another.Why does this happen?

I strated a Creative Financing group thing here on BP and I guess I didn't spark too much interest as few commented and couldn't get them to start from the beginning.......everyone wants a short cut I guess, anyway,Can you define waht creative financing is or what could be involved?

You could also reach out to a Realtor and get them to run a report reflecting all of the addresses that have sold for cash that pre-defined area in the last 90 days.

Rob, I agree with you, this is practically a total guru scheme.If you're going to define wholesale deals as selling to a landlord or someone who intends to sell closer to the FVM (after rehab of as is) at a price allowing them to profit, well, I've done that many times.

As Will said since it is non-conforming it is very high risk.The problem I see if it is a short sale or foreclosure is when the broker or agent does a BPO or even a regular sale they make small adjustments for it but not enough.As mentioned you have to get it for an amazing price as you do not have enough comps to feel comfortable nailing down a very specific exit value but have more of a broad range.

You've obviously had past success in business already, so this (mentors) is probably not new information to you.Also, I do recommend having a fairly well-defined (but yet flexible) overall plan/strategy as to where you're going with investments.

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The HUDhomestore.com site defines an eligible owner occupant as "an individual who has not purchased a HUD home in the past 2 years".

Ibrahim S While the state courts were (and are in some cases) still dealing with the definition of "notice of foreclosure" in the PTIFA, the Dodd Frank Act clarified and defined it is as "the date on which complete title to a property has been made to a successor entity or person.....".