The best thing you can do if you want to get into property management is to join the Institute of Real Estate Management and get certified.

It's a different animal from real estate investing, but there are a few things you should think about. 1) Particularly in the case of seller financed notes vs institutionally prepared notes (banks, mortgage companies, etc), you will want a good, real estate attorney with a background in loans and foreclosure to review them for you.

Out in Seattle cap rates are in the high fours and investors are competing with institutional money as well as overseas investors who snap deals up with all cash.

The Urban Land Institute (ULI) I think is one of the best resources for land use issues.

This practice is common between banks or other institutions and servicing companies, but for regulated lenders.

As inventory levels continue to dwindle and waves of institutional buyers flood the market, some buyers and realtors are getting desperate.

REOs and short sales sell at a discount due to the joys of dealing with a financial institution.

Most lending institutions won't permit a LCD to happen if they still have a vested interest in the property.

Retains your institutional borrowing ability for additional properties.3.I just negotiated an owner financing at 5%.

No, you can't if you are not an institutional or registered lender!