Do you know anyone that would trust you enough to do it?

Trust me, it will pay off in the end. 5.

Drive around and get run down property addresses like you did in the past, send handwritten letters and answer your phone.

1st step is to look up recorded docs and ownership on this address and parcel # to make sure it's not a scam. 

You will have a promissory note to document the loan terms and a mortgage or deed of trust to give the lender security in the property.

As a Certified Financial Planner™ the first thing we need to address when speaking with a client is mitigating their risk and the use of living trusts is one way in which we can do so, especially when it comes to real estate.I do not want to get into too many details here but there are many different types of trusts used for a number of different purposes.

I wouldn't trust anything the seller says is the "lowest" they can go.  

Yes, that exact condo has tenants in it now at $1,350.00 a month, but I spoke to a few Police Officers today about that area of Santa Ana and they said, trust us, you don't want to live there.

My strategy will be to send extremely personal letters, with hand written envelops (just the shipping to address).

We are also sponsoring an event in March to address what changes or adjustments to our financial/business plans should be implemented.