The cash can almost always be used more efficiently in other projects for real estate investors or anyone with modest investing skills.

I would provide the expertise and asset management skills, they would provide the capital.

You have web experience so I believe you should utilize those skills and start capturing leads online.

They were unwilling to take the hard steps to fix their problems.

In part it is your negotiating skills.

That's a liability nightmare for the inspector.Here's a much better way to spend a few hundred bucks... find a reputable and skilled general contractor and tell him to come give you a bid on repairing the property.

Chase bank is unwilling to work with me, and I am afraid I am just going to have to let it go.

The disease is an under educated and under skilled work force who is used to wages that are not in line with their actual value to their employer.

We spend so much time looking at and working on houses, I forget most people do not have the same interest or skills for it.

The wealth of knowledge you have provided here is certainly a generous gift.Years ago I studied for the real estate broker's exam but decided against going into the field - not that the knowledge hasn't served me well over that time.During the last 30 years I have been deeply involved in high tech, primarily the PC industry, including a couple of decades running my own business selling and servicing computers, ran an ISP and have worked my way up to industry spokesperson in that field.Now I am looking to widen my horizons, even though I am not kidding myself into thinking this is "easy money" or that I will jump into this full time right away.Specifically, I am interested in applying my high tech skills to this field, finding both traditional and innovative ways to leverage my abilities to market properties, starting out on the lower end of the spectrum and working up from there.I look forward to exploring any opportunities that I may be offered, working with as many people as I can effectively service, learning everything I can, and teaching if I am fortunate enough to be able to.Again, thank you for providing this opportunity,Ken