The ones that fit into #2 have probably had bad experiences with wholesalers who:- Were just tire-kickers and never made offers;- Made offers but often backed out of deals;- Tried to get the seller to lower the price after a contract was executed;- Made closings difficult with needing to double-close or some other non-standard transaction.I recognize there are some very good, very ethical and very successful wholesalers out there, but they are a very small minority of the total group of people who call themselves wholesalers.

Brecht Palombo requested, hounded, double chked for my letter for HELOC, (pa)our bank stmt for other project (NJ)none for MA flip

Assumes appreciation of the value of the house almost doubling in 20 years.

Also, ever since Costar bought them out there fees have doubled.

So 17 cap. 3. 4 family reo completely vacant, (3) 2 bedrooms, (1) 1 bedroom.

Lots of bedrooms for any size family, and renters often can't tolerate paying the heating bill for an over-sized house.Sometimes these can be made into rooming houses, if zoning permits (but that is a more hands-on business to be in than whole unit rentals).

A bridge loan okay but its expensive but you get your building up and then refi, which you already now. thanks and Luck* I will double check tomorrow to see what other options there are for you.

Potential to buy, tear down (or build up upon existing) to add 3 floors of apartments(8-10 units of 3 bedroom/2bth).

Hi Sean D , An exercise I always do is "reverse engineer" the LO, or Get the Tenant Buyer First.Regardless of population, you can post on CraigsList,2 qty 4 Bedroom 2 B for Lease Option or Cash SFR properties avail in ___ school district.

It's a little bit frustrating that the prices people in other parts of the country are paying for SFR's will barely get you a 1-bedroom condo around here, but I guess that comes with the territory - living in an area with a very stable job market and per capita income on the higher side does have its benefits.