I thought everything looked good, just wanted a second opinion before wasting anyone's time.

Vegas rents down 0.9% asking prices up 16% according to Trulia http://www.forbes.com/sites/trulia/2013/01/03/2012s-top-turnaround-housing-markets-las-vegas-and-seattle/.There is a PDF on the bottom of the page you can down load that includes 100 cities.

I'm 29, a computer scientist by day and totally addicted to this site after discovering it a few days ago.I've been interested in real estate investing for the past 10 years or so and I've finally decided I need to stop wasting time and get involved.

I have to tell the bad news to a couple of buyers today but the great thing is I notice posting on CL is a waste of time.

If you pay utilities they will be wasteful.

You mom retains her position and (theoretically) the property stays productive and covers the debt load.

Here's the thread with loads of links on IRS liens:http://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/51/topics/55564-shorting-irs-liens-

I've gotten some pretty decent deals (20K-40K net) and have wasted a lot of time on others.

Anytime I see a good deal on something, I load up and store it in my ghetto garage.

They can load the foreclosure with additional fees and dump it at a profit.A bank makes longer term loans making holding the property feasible.