Alright, I understand the intent here is probably to prevent people from potentially being scammed by unscrupulous dealers but this is a little ridiculous for pro members.Since you've taken away our ability to message users directly without being connected to them as colleagues, if someone asks for a referral the only way to send it to them on the site, without posting it out in the open, is via a colleague request.

But you can approach a lender with a ridiculous offer.

The property had been a car dealership, was in relatively good shape, and if I could lease it for a ridiculously low price I would earn a great return.  

And yes I know that markets like Orange County, the bay area, and the coastal cities pull up those averages, but the housing prices are still ridiculously high in many areas.

The building appears to be somewhere in the 40-50,000 sq ft range and is located primarily in a commercial area.Now, prices/rents in Irvine, CA are ridiculous which means this business really has to have some superior margin numbers to be able to turn a profit.

I hope to increase budget for subsequent deals.I prefer to avoid a ridiculous commute, so Valley areas are not ideal for me, but Inglewood, Hawthorne, Carson and Long Beach are definitely viable options in terms of location - thanks for the suggestion @eric dowling !

i think this wouldnt be such a problem if there were no redemption periods on tax sales.also it would be nice if they would push these properties for their starting bid cost, and get people to understand you dont need a broker or someone in the way of your deal to trump up a 2000 dollar property to 30k.nobody knows you can get a cheap property, then the city moves through real fast to tear down a house. its a little ridiculous. i seen it happen in an area that it didnt need to happen in. however they just treated it just like a getto, tore the tax delinquent house down anyway.

I just applied for a HELOC at a major US bank and it turned out they can only offer me a ridiculously low 20% LTV...Here is my situation:1. 

This is my 2nd broker, I didn't officially sign on with the first but it fell apart right at the end when the state attorney told her it's a big risk for her to have me as an agent.All the disclosure rules are just ridiculous, I'm also a licensed Doctor in California and I feel being an Agent is 10x more work.  

Once you did show up, he realized he wasn't dealing with a traditional owner, rather an investor and felt like you should either a) pay for the pain and suffering of waiting around for you and/or b) hoping you are an idiot and willing to pay a ridiculous price for what sounds like an easy job.