People make real estate seem so easy.

Easy access to the city while still providing a rural feel would be a great place to get into.

Thanks for all of your advises, it turns out this agent is in the middle of quitting (or being fired) from the current broker and getting in to another; he has been sitting on doc for over 3 weeks (mostly basic REO disclosures that needed to be signed and return to selling agent) that he didn’t know how to pull them out of Windforms (Realtor Online Contract data base); asked seller’s agent questions about them over and over; lack of REO knowledge (REO Specialist printed on his card) and couldn’t care less for his last few clients…Relayed the facts above (with a little help from the selling agent) in addition to the tangible misled evident to my agent’s boss and got only 18 moths worth HOA fee ($810) credited.Yes, another rookie’s lesson learn; just didn’t think he would be that much out of line for a major issue like such; considering he’s a 72 year old guy with shallow ethic.

I would think this is because its too easy for people to lie about whats on the inside if they never actually look.

(You might be able to search by using thefirst few numbers of the parcel numbers)Then check the trust deeds that were recorded on those properties.If they are from the same bank, a broker could've targeted thatneighborhood as a great 'target' to make some easy money.Check the sales price if you can.

The four plex is an easy decision for us...5 minutes from our home and well maintained with 2 long term tenants.

The $6k didn't come easy.

In this market with so many preforeclosure and foreclosures, it should be relatively easy to pick something up that will cash flow.

Probably an easy answer to an easy question, but - When I begin to call banks and inquire about their lending capability, would I begin my conversation by asking something along the lines of: "I'm an investor and am looking for an LTV based mortgage?"

I wish I'd got started earlier (I'm 26 now), but people don't think it's a viable career option for a young person, and it's very easy to listen to the people saying 'It's too much to take on / It's a lot of money and if it goes bad you'll be in debt