I guess I should look into that myself, for networking purposes only.

What is the purpose of the second mortgage?

What is your purpose for the parent company?

You are a newbie, but you're promoting a website that gives real estate advice.

The alternative is brand marketing when a company promotes a brand but does not offer a specific deal, call to action, etc.John Corey

In my mind I am not yet where I want to be in life, but I am happy from day to day working 18 hours daily because I know it is all for a purpose.

Second, I would recommend a Home Equity Loan for this purpose, as a HELOC would be unnecessarily risky for a one time purchase.

I hopped online and searched the subdivision for the out-of-state owners of pre-existing homes in the community, and sent letters promoting our new homes in the same area.this way also works if you have found specific properties that appear vacant...The drawback to this, of course, is if you have no direction for *which area* you're looking, and are only looking for absentee owners.

If the profits come from finding great deals why focus on anything else if you lack time.Many of the "gurus" promote this silly idea, but how many hours can a person possibly spend "doing deals", whatever that means.

I've been watching this thread with some interest but have purposely not posted until now.