I'm scouring the forums to choose a direct mail marketing direction (my first official mailer) and am considering using what I mentioned above.The info on this thread is great and hopefully you, @Tristan S., myself and anyone else will figure out what direction to go.  

Finding a deal: I have read some books and this blog and podcasts here about marketing for deals- driving for dollars, direct mail marketing, SEO, newspaper announcements, FSBO ads, etc.  

Hey @Naomi Pinger - if you haven't yet, be sure to make an official meetup announcement over in the Events and Happening Forum - as a Pro, you can post there and it'll get a bit more eyeballs and hopefully more people to attend!

I am still not sure what I need or where to go for the paperwork I need or who to give it to to make sure all is done officially and correctly.

After all, it's not on the MLS, the official agent is in another country, and the selling agent was basically encouraging me to cut my agent out of the deal.We went back to home base, and I got on the Jefferson county website and did a little searching.

other than 08 to 2010 ish  buying has always been very competitive in our market. nothing new.. on that score.. or at least from the middle 90S when Oregon transformed officially from a Timber and AG based economy to one of high tech and diversification.

@Ryan Luthi Not sure if they can officially claim to use the IRA as collateral since tax advantaged accounts may not be used for that purpose, hence you can only obtain non-recourse loans on behalf of those accounts

During this time I've formed relationships with architects, contractors, city officials, and have crossed paths with many developers.

My main concern right now is how do you go about purchasing redemption rights, and how do you make it official?

After following BP, listening to all the podcasts, engaging in all things real estate, reading all the books, attending local meetings and JV-ing with a top local RE mentor, this girl has officially launched out on her own, full steam ahead into the world of Wholesaling!