But there are no laws or ordinances that require a buyer or seller to use one.”I’ve never purchased in an attorney state but it seems like something you could handle yourself or with minimal help as you know each other. 

@Mark PayneYou can buy the note but it seems like this transaction was not done properly as it should have had a recorded mortgage to secure the propertyWas there never a recorded mortgage?

It seems like that would eat into my margins a lot. 

We have done some on the ground research on Draper and Lehi and the towns seem to be growing communities, also SLC as a whole is trending in a great direction.

Jim,   It seems to me since this site is really working on monetizing itself as it should, as it relates to self promotion seems to me they could have a different level of membership that would allow for more freedom on advertisement on the open forum .. then just putting your name and such on your sig line.

If it seems like it is going no where, then just move on. 

He's big on research and seems to be good at timing the market. 

I know First Progress had a card about 6 months ago with a minimum secured down payment of $300, and seemed to approve anyone. 

It seems overly complicated to me.

@Arron Paulino if you want to fix & flip remotely, it seems the most sense would be to try it in a market you already know - Memphis.The learning curve in other markets may COST you a lot of money!