I MIGHT know a little more than a normal newbie because I did have a real estate license a few years ago and I have continued to educate myself on the subject.

Inflation: Remember we are talking about rental property---rent is subject to inflation (inflation is nothing more then the tendency for expenses [the price of goods & services] to rise over time).

One way to invest with no money is taking property over subject-2.

:lol: anyway, although I'm not a mortgage expert (and perhaps someone can speak up on this subject), I'd also avoid ARMs now.

In Subject To Investing does the whole idea work around your having good credit in order to take over the payments at the said interest rate and carry the note on the new person you sell it to?

These desperate landlords will do ANYTHING to get rid of the stress, including bringing cash to closing and selling you the property subject to the existing financing.Of course, there are other great deals out there.

Just be SURE to make it clear to them they will be a holdover tenant, subject to holdover rates (per the existing lease or local law) if they stay one day extra!

For example, the subjects at the top could be Low Level Home (Price Range), Mid Level Home (Price Range), High Level Home (Price Range).

For repairing your credit, go here:lexingtonlaw.comFrom what I've read, some of the best uses for your funds would be:Making up the payments of someone in pre-forclosure and in a subject to dealIf you're fixing up a property and the hard money lender won't lend you quite enough money, but almost, use your funds for the excess

Maybe the amount required varies by state law.I don't see how you could give much more consideration than $1-$10 if you were doing a short sale or buying something subject to that was upside down.