It is also in the portals long term interest to perform some sort of due diligence. 

I'm not one to get deterred easily but more often than not when you get that sort of response, ones natural reaction is to second guess.  

We would like to look int pre-foreclosure, foreclosure, REO's, that sort of thing.

Refuse to renounce your self-image.

I am tossing around questions in my mind about why foreclosures tend to be lumped together in certain areas of town. I guess these areas could be considered "hot spots" for foreclosure. Of course there are some simp...

I am very interested in RE investing of all sorts rentals/commercial/rehab/developments etc.

You should make it back or sell more quickly.Another good idea is to offer some sort of custom choices to the buyers when you are ready.

I am not expecting a hand out or anything of the sort, nor will I spam your inbox or the board begging for a chance.

What sort of investing are you planning on doing?

As my father and my father-in-law both entered the retirement stages of their lives, I saw the wisdom in how both of them had acquired some sort of secondary real estate related income property.