(whether it be via bird dog, wholeseller, FSBO) After you've located and viewed a property, is a letter of intent the next step?

I hope your intentions are good with this.

But just to clarify I don’t sleep in tents, I sleep in the kingdom... :)(Cash sent)

because of that I was a little scared that I was doing it wrong.I had made an offer on a house through a letter of intent (obviously doesnt really mean anything) We were meeting the next day to sort out the contract.

My intention is to do a deal with the lender before the foreclosure occurs as I be evicted from the property shortly after the foreclosure finishes.

I trying to be creative and find a seller that would be able to put up some money. my lender said all hes other deals were getting counter back at 5% down but I ll ask him about.I found the website were you take a 8 hour class and then the hook u up with a lender that specialize in these program. so I am going go check it.http://www.nhsie.org/ http://www.riversideca.gov/devdept/housing/homeownership.htm

Owner with a rundown inherited house, was going to fix and sell, and now fell ill, needs out.

In this case, the seller has already agreed to pay someone a commission.My problem is that if I find a FSBO, the seller has no intention of paying commission.

There are far worse things I could`ve spent my Federal Tax refund on :wink: Anyway,...I`ll certainly have a ton of questions to ask, will be needing advice and guidance, and seeking input and opinions as I embark on this new adventure - one that will certainly be a learning experience, but hopefully, not one fraught with peril, since I won`t feel like I`m going it alone, not with a great resource like BiggerPockets!

"guru" programs:Scott Scheel, Ray Alcorn, Sherry Watson (grant$), David Lindahl...etc Seems many Pros/Vets are critical of these gurus (which I can appreciate and I'm thankful for the warnings) but most of the sites seem to be "centered" around driving Products or events... or at least they are openly an advertising platform.Many of these sites are designed with the sole intent of promoting Guru programs.