Thanks for the info Wheatie.There is an empty lot in the same neighborhood listed at $97k.

(you buy a list from a source like www.melissadata.com) newspaper ads, preforeclosure lists, probate, door flyers, post-it notes, yellow letters, post cards, Craigslist, and others.

I had a mentor tell me that if you don't feel comfortable in a neighborhood you can have a rent house there.

This company specifically dealt with zoning, planning commissions, neighborhood meetings, and the like, and was very good at getting that part of the project done.

I will be buckling down on getting those bandit signs out, and newspaper ads as well.

When I was in high school there was a gunsmith who lived in our neighborhood who handcrafted the rifles used by the US teams in the Olympics.

Phase two would have been paying good money for ads in the newspapers after two weeks of free marketing.

If that happens, your rent guarantee is worthless and you may be stuck with a house in a neighborhood that has not been completed.

Since then there has been 5 or 6 sales in the neighborhood - I like to think I caused a domino effect by taking the long DOM off the street and painting the exterior and landscaping.Dan - I am just getting started at a young 52.

The following scenario is beginning to play out: I contacted a few rehabber guys from the newspaper who had ads like: we buy houses any condition cash!