Target tenants are white collar professionals that 'permanently' live somewhere else, but are here for 1-12 months on temporary work assignment. 

I can't tell you the times I get calls from associates of mine that are very successful but not really clued into RE.. and they are talking with some off shore lender.. who only requires 2 to 3k up front etc..

I appreciate the sentiment and look forward to learning more from the BP forums.Linval - I grew up in East Islip, a stones throw from Bay Shore.  

I don't go to sites that have porn, so I'm not up on the perversions they contain, but I have heard that people get arrested for down loading child porn, I believe those are off shore type sites according to what I've heard.

Nobody was making temporary or permanent loans. 

Kristine Marie Poe   I assume this is a CA market your talking about... it gets even worse when CA or off shore investors go into low end assets in the mid west north east or deep south.. mortality rate is very high.. and length of ownership is very low.Logic dictates in a market were 40 to 50% of the homes are rentals.. that at least 40 to 50% of the foreclosure or vacant homes are from landlords who failed..

Property 1. 1/1 Condo in South Shore.

Although I'm working a different route right now, you can consider that his 'no' is just a temporary no.

You deliver the message my costs go up, yours go up and they get temporary lesser increase.

I sold most of the furniture and rented a temporary apartment and storage unit until the next deal comes along.