So we took a gamble, made the offer, the seller accepted since no one else had offered since they couldn't view the property.

Hehehehe no I think this one trip will not involve gambling/clubs.

I look at the 2nd wave as more opportunities for people like me before things start to settle in 2+ yrs and Vegas economy bounces back :cool: In the old days, when the economy tanked, people used to drown their sorrow in alcohol and gambling.

He's getting cheap prices and renting the properties out and gambling that most years there won't be a flood, and when there is a flood it will be minor and its a cost of doing business.9. 

So we've chosen to avoid Streator altogether. 

Tax expertise can come in a very wide range of billing rates (from relatively inexpensive, to thousands of dollars per hour), the goal being to find those practitioners with affordable rates yet possessing all the necessary technical skills you will be looking for to help you establish your chosen activities.I notice you are posting from Canada.

- consider your business entity - sole proprietor, S-Corp, LLC, etc...week 16 - look at some properties with a realtor you have chosen.

@Timothy Rosales, you can also start on your local auditor's website and search properties for free in chosen zip codes (at least that's what I've done in Ohio).

We usually sell our foreclosure properties for a profit but thinking you could turn $500 into $80,000 on one deal is not investing it's gambling.

The only way this becomes good is appreciation, and to me that's a gamble.