Not Enough TimeRenovating and flipping houses is a time-consuming business venture.

Over the past several weeks I have consumed articles, books, and podcasts with a familiarly ravenous appetite, but for the first time I find myself driven toward mastering my financial future as apposed to winning at fantasy football, conquering a video game, or dominating my local TCG tournament.

On the contrary - they are obligated to get the seller the highest possible price for the property (and thus maximize their own commission).In addition, many listing agents (particularly those that list REOs and fixer-uppers) are high-volume, low drag...meaning they have neither the time nor the inclination to show their own listings and work with buyers on the hundreds of things that have to be done to get from "offer" to "closing table"- handling the buyer's side of the transaction is very time consuming and detail-oriented, and many listing agents expect you to come in with a buyer's agent that works for you and will keep the transaction on track.And finally, how are you making offers on MLS listed properties if you don't have access to the MLS?

Buy and Hold Strategy is what I am focusing on, and consuming content to understand the concepts and numbers for analyzing the deals.

Since I know very little about RE Investing I have been consuming as much information from BP as I can.

I guess I should have introduced myself in the newbie forum but I've been so eagerly busy consuming and soaking all the knowledge this incredible network has to offer!

Thanks to consumer protection laws following the 2008 housing crash, I can't think of a single private/hard money lender I know who will make a loan on an owner-occupied house.It all depends on how much equity there is in the deal.

The owner's ex might convince a judge that she has some equity in the place, which would make an eviction or foreclosure very difficult, time-consuming and expensive. 

If it is primarily 'consumers' buying primary residences, getting the tenant out would probably be your best bet.With that said, you are limited by whatever rental agreement you currently have in place with the existing tenant.

. - Have folks out there found that there is increased consumer awareness around efficiency?