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Kim, yes you can.Brian, the lead came from a direct mail card offering a cash deal for the property.

I've sent an email to the Charlotte Housing Authority, and will call them tomorrow.

Multiple leads coming in from different marketing streams is obviously the optimal way to approach it, IMHO.

But I wouldn't go plunk down the $20 grand as a lump sum either-- gonna make the bank ask where you got it and that might lead to questions you don't want to answer-- again make sure you are not paying a prepayment penalty.I would advise against the 2 year balloon.

Buying an Index Fund of the S&P 500 (500 largest companies, so not likely to all go bankrupt) and never sell, but have methodical buying leads you to buy more at the bottom.

Then if they don't have it, I can give the notice on the 2nd and save 4-5 days of "kick out lead time"There is nothing about a required grace period in the state statutes, and I don't have to allow x days for mailing.

Great Info Chris...except discarding the reo's , There has to be a way of working those leads-short sales?

When asked if they were listed and if he had authority to represent them (I knew they had already been sold from researching them) he skated around, saying I could send him an offer.I notified Loopnet a few times, and also emailed the broker telling him he should take the ad down.

Next and most importantly is that the parents sign the lease with one lead tenant.