Good deals go quickly.My biggest advice would be to find ten more similar houses to make offers on.

If it will show that the proceeds came froma source that they then recorded a deed of trust on, thatd should do it. if they in fact did not do the recording of the deed of trust, but instead you did it outside of escrow, that could be a problem.

You need to decide what things you might want like under cabinet lighting, central vacuum, and garbage disposals to name a few items that are often overlooked during the bidding process.Since you mentioned it, one of the biggest mistakes I see in plans designed by owners or bought from one of the many plan books is the garage.

I invest my own money because that's what I know but may mature into other sources over time.Not sure the point of your post.. your last comment just sounded a bit demeaning.

I'm by no means an expert, this is simply what I have read and heard from various sources over the past year.

Why performance group: I get many great ideas from Bigger Pockets, AZREIA and other sources.

One person had called from the second letter and said they were working on a refi with the bank, and that the auction date was postponed (my source didn't reflect that).And where there was no auction date listed, I was counting 60 days from the date of filing, but some have the auction date only 30 days or less after the filing date.I don't want to waste my time writing letters to dead ends.

Can anyone recommend a good source of information where I can educate myself?

I thought the challenge would be to predict the resale value, but it seems that repair costs are the biggest question mark for me.Would any of you seasoned pros be wiilling give me some average PPSF numbers for rehab projects.

NO MORE FREE MONEYFree "Job based" education for students graduating with a GPA of 3.5 of above & they keep it for 4 years as long as they maintain high scholastic standards.Change our trade practices to make it to expensive to out source jobs.GET MONEY OUT OF POLITICSI'm sure I could write a list 100 points long.