Afternoon to All,I am not too sure if I placed this post on the correct section.

I'm not sure where he is, none of the neighbors will admit to seeing him around but the house sometimes looks as though someone has been in it, electricity is on and there is one bed still there, but no food or even beer in the fridge.How about some help on how much to offer the bank, also any other possible ideas on structuring it .

The street number on the building may not correspond to the address listed in the Street Index Number book.For this reason, it is a good idea to check out the addresses of the adjacent buildings, or draw a little map of the area before doing your research so you will have a better chance of pinpointing the correct index number.When you find your address the entry will look something like this:Street No.

Real estate is different than cars, where the lender holds title until you pay it off.JonPlease correct me if I'm wrong.

They tell you "what a bargain this property is," and then you have to spend $50,000 to correct the property to market conditions, and then the stupid realtor says, "This is why it's $50,000 cheaper."

You're correct.

I used it when I was a loan officer as well as some other things you have to pay for, and it helped me structure all my loans correctly and conservatively so we were in a better position after the appraisal.

If I remember correctly, a single ad cost about $200. for the weekend editions.

Leah is Dead on Correct;New Money, THINK OUTSIDE the BOX(I know this is WAY overused as a term, however)95% of the folks in this business make $$ 1 way....I chose the other;Cultivate a portfolio of PRIVATE Lenders....offer bizarre loan arrangements that are so far from "normal" banking procedures that the borrowers(& Lenders) are ringing Your phone off the hook...catering 2 flippers/folks that can/need ONLY private $$ w/a proven track record is what it's all about 4me;When was the last time U heard of a flipper/rehabber getting $55k BACK at the closing table along with ALL THE REHABBING Costs on TOP of THAT!

I dont know what kind of poor people you deal with, but poor people I know eat what they can get (low end food) and cook it in grease to make it taste better.I've been working with mid to upper-end stuff for four years now and it has treated me pretty well.