cold calling is great because it's inexpensive, it builds confidence and there is nothing to lose.If you cold call, be honest, and don't take up too much time.Remember, your NUMBER 1 GOAL is to get an appointment.Think of it like this: Don't ask to see the home, ask to see when it would be better for them to show you the home:Beginning of the week or end?"

From the news conference:Obama: “I can tell you with complete confidence that a failure to act will only deepen this crisis as well as the pain felt by millions of Americans."

(I am confident that is a VERY conservative number).

I was surprised when I finally saw the whole picture, and finally, after 6-7 months of looking, I have identified areas that I am very confident to invest in...and ones that I'm not.

It provides the cash to flip short sales and REO's, had all the contracts I needed, gave me step by step instructions, video tutorials, a title company that understands investors, and just everything I needed to be confident to succeed.

I agree with Tim, as a former Paramedic, I have a rather broad range of experience with all street drugs, On one hand I am a fairly staunch conservative, On the other I can confidently say that I don't believe I have ever ran a ambulance call for either a car accident, domestic violence, or assault where Marijuana was a main contributing factor, I believe it should be intensely regulated at least as much as alcohol if not more, and that street dealers should receive increased sentences and jail time for selling without a license and tax evasion.I think it should have its own tax bracket concurrent with cigarette prices, But I can attest as to thst because your not seeing it, doesnt mean its slowing down or going away, The city I recently moved from is one of the largest producers of meth in the country, and it is only getting worse.

As I stated before I have been given 2 different BPO numbers both higher than I felt confident the agent would turn in?

Chris,Just keep in mind that property values can fluctuate wildly over the 90-day FHA period (which starts when the deed is recorded, so it could be closer to 150 days in some cases).Make sure you're confident that prices are still dropping in the areas you're buying, or take the potential drop into account when doing your analysis.

I'm handy, I work for an architectural products manufacturer (I even get free paint), and my dad was once a carpenter, so I'm confident that we can slay this dragon since there are no major issues with this "as is" property aside from primarily cosmetic issues.

- If you've seen the property, are you reasonably confident that $77K will cover the rehab?