I remember watching MSNBC in 2005 and there was a guy on there- I can't recall who he was or is but I remember him telling everyone that oil would go to $120 a barrell- The entire panel looked at this guy like a total idiot- He has absolutely no clue what he was talking about- Not sure why that interview stuck in my head all these years.The key is he saw it coming- There are always people who saw/see it coming.I've been working in mortgage for 12 yrs and I kep't telling my family don't worry it will come right back down- Just like I'm telling them now that it will go back up.

If you have some blood fued going on, you can get an attorney to review the situation and you may have some options.....but seems to me your father is the best route to solve your problem.

Seems to be I'd work this assignment backwards, look at issues that are being solved through the legal system and identify the problems solved or that the system thinks they are solving.

Takes a few days to read and study, you don't need to memorize everything, just be aware of aspects and know where to find info as needed.Next, investigate how things are done in your area, a local REI group can clue you in, but be aware that just because some guy advocates some type of deal and does it, that it doesn't mean it's a good idea until you do your due diligence.

They didn’t have a clue how to hire and manage a staff appraiser division,” says Lagow.Lagow says he wasn’t even planning to file suit.

I periodically mail to them or use bird dogs to door knock neighbors, get info leads, skip tracers and even PI's to find owners or relatives.As @Ibrahim mentioned, it's helpful to find opportunities with problems that you can solve.

If you tie up a seller's property and they think the deal is done and it's not, you've prevented them from working on solving their problem before the foreclosure.

So now that my writers cramp problem has been solved its on to the next issue!

We are in the business of helping people and I'd be glad to help solve your property problems.

True, 10 or 15k could only solve deferred maintenance that adds no value on the upside, but applies on the down side to it's as is value.