Another thing you can do is advertise in your real estate investor club publication, if any, or have flyers laying out on the table for members to pick up.

So is that trust method the easiest way for me to protect myself?

He explained that if the real estate documents are appropriately drafted on the front and back ends of the flip, this will help protect me.

will get the opportunity to help us test market, and will get a TON of FREE publicity for their deals.We will be charging for this opportunity in the near future, so jump and get to me ASAP!

If the insurance is not escrowed with payments, just cancel the old, and get a new, as described above.As long as the asset/colllateral for the mortgage is insured, the lender is protected, they don't care what company you use, or who holds the title, especially if its in a trust.As long as the house is insured, payments are current, you'll have no issues.Sadly, many people THINK changing insurance causes issues with the lender and the title change.However, after YEARS of subject to investing myself, as well as thousands of discussions about this method, I have yet to have a single person back up that claim with proof.Besides, bottom line, at the moment, lenders have other issues more pressing than messing with a PERFORMING account/loan.When you get new insurance, make sure its fire and hazard, and includes liability, rental dwelling/non-owner occupied.

I feel that I am protected (to a degree) but that my fellows have been going along for the ride.

Publication Number 744 June 2008

Not that I would support it, but for public service..

If you do not want to join an agency for credit/background, and pay their fees, there are a few do it yourself ways to get some information--You can require the applicant provide you with their free credit report which they can obtain online--(you would have to know how to read and assess it), also you can go online for public records checks to see about evictions, and criminal public records. and thirdly, the landlord name & reference they provide to you, you can go to your county tax records online, put in the address or parcel # to see if the name on the property address really is the landlord, or just a friend that they have asked to pretend to be the landlord --that happens alot.

:wink: Well, on the eve of the election it looks like Sarah Palin was completely cleared of any and all ethics violations regarding the firing of her public safety commissioner.