I was very impressed with the quality of people running Entrust.Consequently, I chose to use Entrust as my IRA custodian.

"Of course you flip will be of much better quality" In other words, don't try to make all the money you'll ever need on one deal.

I actually do all showings, the method and timing varies depending on the market.

Do focus on both the quantity of the response and the quality.

My experience says they are more concerned about the quality of the offer and the bottom line number then they are about if they get some loan business.

First state with a bottle bill, first major metro area with an urban growth boundary (Portland), focus on green issues, right to die stand, exemption from the federal Medicare program so that they can factor in quality of life when deciding what is to be covered.OR tends to be split politically.

My methods may not be the most accepted, but holding RE long term is always a winner.

If I were going to use this method, I would simply knock on the door and ask them if their house is for sale and how much they want?

mnmoney;in reading these posts here, i really like your thinking and way of executing this.....but, correct me if i'm wrong. isn't the land trust method a way to do it only when the end buyer is an "all cash" buyer?

(the price difference between the original contract with the sellers, and your contract with the buyers.)You then get paid at close, to release the seller from selling to you as agreed previously.This helps avoid title seasoning issues with the buyers lender, as they might want to see the seller in the transaction hold title for a year, sometimes less.Also, most lenders will not allow an assignment fee to be paid out of loan procceeds, so the above method avoids that issue as well.A bonus to this is one set of closing costs, instead of two as per the double close