You can search ownership at the county recorder (or a title company) if you don't already know who it is.Depending on the situation, you might not need to talk to the bank at all.Keep us posted.

I currently own 4 rentals and I am always eager to talk to others about what they are doing.

BP community,Hello to all I wanted to start a discussion on Lease Purchase, I want to know how to decide when a investor should consider this solution to 

Assuming 25% of income for rent, which is probably low for what most people actually pay, you are talking about a resident earning between $26,000 and $30,000 before taxes.  

And until you're very well established, you'll rarely be the only one they talk to, so you'll usually be bidding competitively, and there's always someone who's willing to overpay.The last thing DFW needs is another clueless wholesaler pitching deals that have overstated ARV and underestimated renovation costs.

Perhaps we could grab cup of coffee sometime and talk shop.

www.dgcementco.com i just talked to them and they said "someone from the estimating department will contact you"... loli prefer individuals to do my concrete and not a company that has a "department", but we'll see. thanks for the lead.

You might meet some guys at the auction who you can talk to.Good luck.Brian

so in listening to some of the pod casts...some of the guys talk about making dozens of offers weekly...how do you get the type of volume of viable houses to make that many offers?  

So it's about the least important number on the sheet. expenses grow by 2%/yearReasonable, considering the low inflation rate.property tax is 90% of the purchase price multiplied by a local tax rate (usually doubles tax from whatever seller pays)Probably a little aggressive here; talk to a local broker about what they usually see.