- I am here to learn as much as possible and share any information I may have to assist the community .......I am a Realtor in Utah and decided to explore Real Estate Investing to add another element to my businessThank you all for being here - I look forward to future discussions.

If you give me some cross streets I can look for you at other elements such as crime, schools, rent/price trends in that area. 

Tax sales are a way for a SELLER to get rid of a property that they can't sell otherwise; like toxic waste sites, mold problem, hazardous material problem, environmental problem, failed septic, failed well, encroachment, title flaw/defect, IRS problem.

They also said they see this problem ALL the time in Philly… when the city or a private individual knocks down a rowhome, they are responsible for treating the exposed partition wall of the next door property to protect it from the elements.

Based on the statutes, the legislative history, and the case law, the following 7 essential elements will help guide you when working with your lawyer and administrator. 1.Third Party Administrator (TPA) – I use Trust-CFO as my firms third party administrator for my CA clients with PRPs. 2.Qualified diagnosis by the TPA to determine if you even qualify3.Asset exemption analysis by the TPA to determine which of your assets are eligible for exemption4.Funding analysis based on income, age, and retirement needs5.Plan documentation and funding of plan – this is a critical step often overlooked or not done correctly.

Employee element: Employers must contribute for employees; employees cannot make contributions to their own account.

You need to find a good environmental consultant to check those things during your due diligence period, as all add to cost for maintenance and repairs, and increase your liability.

Networking is always one of the crucial elements needed to drive the interest in the housing market.   

So, one element we are all not considering is that the right and the actuality of carrying in pubic are not one in the same...Like I said, I think the laws are about where they need to be.

Josh - like so many others responding this was a first for me to attend an entire real estate conference without a selling element to it.