To shorten things they are now treading water and I checked myself out knowing what I had ignored for the past 8-10 years to get them above water.Now I have been diagnosed with melanoma throughout my body, it is considered stage 4.

I'm still in the build up stage and plan to work and invest another 10 - 15 years.

I am out in California at the moment taking care of mom who is fighting Lung Cancer and dad who is in the final stages of Alzheimers, therefore, my posting time is limited.

Buyer should have made any advance arrangements with utility companies for deposit money that might be needed; typically this is not necessary if the buyer already has accounts with that utility company in good standing.

While pre-construction should become a viable investment again some time in the future, we have found that pre-development in specific baby boomer markets works very well.In pre-development, purchasing is often done when the developer is in the early stages of developing the lots.

Hello all,I am currently in the planning and research stage of my ultimate goal of investing in real estate.

Thank you for your reply.With this arrangement, how do I finance the $50,000 quarterly payments until the close date?

You can buy for $4,000 - $8,000 per acre (10+) and sell for $15,000 - $25,000 per acre (under 3) after being "developed".I wouldn't go as far as saying we are developing, more than staging land.

And for anyone going through this stage, I myself am nervous to even call up these people, so you're not alone if you're nervous too.By the way, I'm being guided the ebook (which is on here in the resources area) "Real Estate Profit on STEROIDS" by Jackie Lange.

I hvae two articles you should read since you're at this stage in your career:What You Can Do Right Now To Prepare To Be an AgentHow To Select a BrokerageStudy, study, study and build that sphere of influence.