Are lenders more apt to do a short sale if a reputable experienced realtor is handling the package?

But, clean up can be the most exciting because you get to see a big change right away, and as you said, non experienced people are scared away from these kind of deals.

Recently I have been experiencing the same thing!

The Fed has engineered two booms and busts (the dot-com boom/bust and the real estate boom/bust).

Do you experienced investors just rehab enough to make it habitable, or do you go an extra step or two?

Help from an experienced CPA is a plus.Bob_in_VA - I'm in VA also and I can help you if you get confused or would like a more indepth explaination of some tricky items.

I have learned a lot through some of the more experienced members on the forums.

I've never developed, and would need experienced developers to see if its a worthy project.

In the future, if you're asking about a deal, don't share the address or contact info - someone who might not have seen it before and is more experienced than you could take it from under you.

I would love to have a meeting with an experienced wholesaler in my Twin Sities area, who knows the laws here and could answer all questions for about an hour, go over some contracts and forms, and advise as to the best one to use.