Thing is I have no desire anymore to be an engineer, I'd rather hire one.I debated going to business school when I'm attempting to learn business on my own right now, and will be running one before attending.

and in every attempt to be helpful and SAVE YOU MONEY AND A POSSIBLE IRS AUDIT...Candidly, if you're unclear on this concept you DO NOT NEED to be doing your own taxes!

But I haven't yet decided whether I'll attempt a cash flow play by renting or short payoff with the lender.

I am attempting to refi under HARP which allows 105%.

Also, if I want to do a "subject to" deal with someone that is facing foreclosure, but the auction has not occurred, can I still attempt to buy the property directly from the owner if the numbers work for me?

I'm a big believer that you should wholesale first before you attempt to flip.

On September 7, 2005, Lagow wrote the following: “In summary: We have a clear attempt to control the market- utilization of one appraiser, a refusal to supply data with outside appraisers, and the appraiser of choice is being paid a fee abnormally higher than what we pay everyone else for the same work.

@Eric Rohver - Is this a 'one-off' attempt to find a deal of some sort or are you beginning a campaign to locate vacant, unwanted properties with equity?

These are the main reason I was planning to buy a sfh and rent out a room or 2, the sfh in my price range are in decent shape and I would feel more comfortable about assessing the problems and attempting to repair them.

Now some think that asset based lending is a backdoor attempt to acquire assets on the cheap in the event of a borrower's default.