You can't control who randomly looks at your credit to offer you their services which is why it is a soft pull and does not affect the score.Go look at your credit.

I don't think its a COMPLETE lost.

Also be careful with your fee, that is the one variable that you control completely, and it's better to do six deals at $1k each that zero deals at $6k!

This strategy I'm sure has been discussed in  some form or another.I just lost another bid (probably my 13th in over a year, none of the properties I placed a bid was in market for more than 2 weeks) to an all cash buyer despite full offer on my part. 

Those that charge $400 for the SD rent their units faster and tend to end up chasing tenants for damages/lost rent through the court system.Be aware that there laws related to security deposits and in some states here there are limits on the amount of security deposit a landlord can collect.

A preforeclosure, is still owned / controlled by the original owner, but its just getting ready to be foreclosed on by the lienholder because the owner is behind on his/her mortgage payments.

We really need to get a retirement going since we lost most of our 401k in 2008.

I had one park owner who sold my applicants, her homes for sale so I lost the sale and was borderline discriminatory with other applicants.

Remember you don't have to own a property to control it.

You can get lost in everything BP has to offer.