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The response rate is extremely low and it requires a lot of follow up in order to generate leads.

Now I noticed garbage inspectors follow garbage trucks here in NYC, so what he tells me has a ring of truth. 

Does your morning consist of any of the following?

Straight from the IRS website:A real property trade or business does any of the following with real property:Develops or redevelops it. 

Discussions on topics like this are very beneficial for BP Investors to follow as it can bring light to the mindset of many who still apply their outdated and antiquated strategies.I'll bet everyone reading this topic will for now on (when possible) will round up or down though!

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Follow-up to my above comment. 

First time investor looking to grab his first property after following BP off & on for 4 years. 

Hi All, there are several discussions here on BP that reference the idea of an all cash purchase followed by putting a lien on the property through your own llc and writing a mortgage note with the property as collateral.