There's a lot more involved in being a successful investor than simply looking at online ads.Good Luck,Mike

There'd have to be a benefit to the buyer for accepting those terms - something beyond looking for buyers who simply can't get financed.

This is not to say that all Realtors are bad, simply to shed light on the situation.Good luck in your investment career and make sure you get educated.

When dealing with a bank owned property can you exercise an option to purchase type contract and simply assign it to someone else for a specefied fee?

It simply does not exist.

I have been taking challenges from people to give me names of Global-Warming skeptical scientists and 80% of them have been bankrolled by energy companies, (most principally Exxon)(I am at a public computer right now but I will get you documentation on this issue in particular).Also, many people, such as Al Gore, have profited through hype about global warming, but many are simply doing their jobs....such as the good members of the vast majority of the scientific community (all over the world).Its hard for me to believe that the majority of the scientific community could be bribed into this one....Could you get me some documentation on this?

Simply by listening to the questions people ask you, seeing how prepared they are in dealing with circumstances, and considering how and what kind of offers people write, will help you determine if someone has been around or is just getting going.As for finding investors, REI clubs are a great place to start, as is going to property foreclosure auctions.

At the meeting I found that the majority of people were new and/or simply not the kind of quality investor I could learn something from (ask me how I knew this and I'll explain).Without specifically naming the club meeting I went to (I will if there is legitimate interest beyond gossip), can anyone here recommend a good club in the GTA, where I can find specialists in:1.

What I think is holding me back is my lack of knoweledge, money, and people.

We are in a college community and although maint. is higher due to their lack of home ownership experience, students tend to be well funded (parents).