They are looking at these transactions now as taboo.Unfortunately, soo many greedy investors as well as unethical ones, have ruined many of the creative startegies we have used and new laws, rules, regulations, and lending practices are changing.

Just get a good attorney to look over your contracts and pick them apart.I have bought properties on Option, Contracted a buyer......both sign cont that say they will sign all neccessary contracts to complete the transaction with the end buyer.

No one I talked to ever done a transaction yet cuz they dont have the money too.

Yes, like many have said everything is partly speculative but flipping(rehabbing) is not pure speculative, nor 70% or whatever was stated.Speculation:(Encarta dictionary)1. opinion based on incomplete information: a conclusion, theory, or opinion based on incomplete facts or information 2. reasoning based on incomplete information: reasoning based on incomplete facts or informationmere speculation 3. risky transaction: a financial transaction that involves risk, but is potentially profitablea failed speculation on a dot-com 4. making of risky transactions: the practice of engaging in financial transactions that are risky, but potentially profitableThe later two is the better of the four definitions, in this instance rentals and flips have the same amount of speculative nature.

There are about 16 type written pages of civil code that pretty much makes anything short of a traditional transaction too risky.James, Could you expand on this a bit.

However, it must be fully disclosed if the agent is handling both sides of the transaction.

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Adding to that the fact that it is closely monitored, keeping out the pie in the sky get rich quick people, greatly boosts the overall appeal.As a residential mortgage loan officer, I started out deciding I wanted to first get my broker license and also branch into commercial, eventually working into real estate investment as well.

But, if you buy it and sell it a few months later, it may be all handled on the two transactions, and you're never out a dime.

You have to remember that most title companies have no idea what they are doing when it comes to creative real estate transactions.