Maybe I can put a picture of my new toy RC helicopter.

Not sure on this one, do some research before you use either idea as I've never used them.Lastly for "seeing" the property, I've talked to some people who never see in person the properties they are going to buy, they pay someone, in your case could be just a friend, to walk through the properties and take lots of digital pictures and basically inspect it for you, then they can email the picks and you can do what you can to verify there information.

The type of write off your asking for is huge ($176k) and you have to document everything to make it look like your offer is the best their going to get in order to accept and move the process thru.This is done usually by explaining in detail your holding costs, pictures and especially the repairs.

I'll try to paint the picture: My Info I make 50K, have FICO of 700 and currently have 29% debt to income I can withstand a $1400/mo payment max I have 5K cash The Property Vacant 2 unit 3 flr built 1900 property in urban area where the owner now lives out of town.

Same here Josh I seem to have the same problem and you would think with a wonderful picture like this they would just send me right on by!

While the difference between 7,000 and 1,200 dollars do sound like a big difference I think it is more important to study the bids closely and talk with the contractors to get a full picture of what scope of work they are proposing to do.

I saw this article on Yahoo and thought it was pretty interesting…It is a list of… “America's Most Miserable Cities”… http://promo.realestate.yahoo.com/americas-most-miserable-cities.htmlIf you click at the bottom of the article on" In Pictures: America's Most Miserable Cities" it will take you to the Forbes website and give more details like… Commute times, Income tax rates, Superfund sites, Unemployment, Violent crimes, Weather, and the Misery Measure… (I didn’t know such a thing existed!)

The investor has a bigger picture in mind, and believes everyone who works in the deal should get a cut of the deal.

The broker's slow motion might help scare off competition.

I will send you a message once I have everything in place and present you the full picture.