Well maybe some alternate plan will get passed that will still keep the banks somewhat on the hook so that they will still want to work with investors, Money partners are a great way to make short sales work.

I have a possible partner in a family member.

Can you buy the house fix it up while you live in it for a year or do you have to be in it 2,3 years....etc.I can't find a time.Can you go into the deal with a biz partner like this or does that qualify you as an investor?

Me and my partner are currently in the marketto buy in bulk.

I am now looking to partner in certain areas of Pennsylvania.

Are you looking for partners or do you want to control everything yourself?

My partners and I are just finishing up the education phase of the trip.

My lawyer (a friend) will set up my LLC, but it will cost over 1K to do so so I am looking for other options.My longterm girlfriend (12 yrs) and I are going to partner with her brother and sister in law in buying rentals.

I recently got access to $130K cash via a partner, so I'm ideally looking for a good 'flip' property to build up some more capital.

I was thinking about a land trust were I partner with a buyer who doesn't have so many homes on their credit and then have them refi me out in a couple of years.