I bet Vegas is full of real estate opportunity.

Other companies will follow suit and their role will be to "minimize damages" for their customers....lenders, loan servicers, and private mortgage insurers.

I'll reply privately to that.

Currently I work full-time as an offshore surveyor, and I am a regional affiliate for a large private investor group that finances residential and commercial property.I am originally from Nacogdoches Texas, but I work mainly in Louisiana now.

Standing here in TX, it certainly appears that rents shouldn't drop in your area, but that doesn't help you much.I'm betting that:a) Your area is being flooded with sfh'sb) Your area is being flooded with an equal number of new renters who can't qualify to buy again soc) Rental rates shouldn't be affected *too* much On the surface, it seems that equilibrium should be maintained.

Like Dan was saying, private money, portfolio lenders, small banks, and credit unions are good places to go for financing.

We represent investment banks, hedge funds, REITS, and private equity firms in acquiring property.

I don't know the Peterson guy, but Todd Morgan was putting on some Private Money seminars and said he could get access to Private Money instantly (for the right price, of course) I never got in so I can't say what his credibiltity was, but I hadn't heard anything negative about him (yet).

I'd like to move to Santa Cruz James, I bet Tim thinks you and I should get together and eat some pot brownies.

Your best bet to avoid procuring cause disputes is to be upfront and say you are working with another agent.