It is extremely competitive and to really have a decent chance of getting anything you have to be bidding basically everyday on multiple properties.

., and a spouse is usually protected with property titled as tenants by the entirety or JTWROS, where if it's a partnership w/ tenants in common, a break-up could mean your ex-partner sells their share to their brother or stranger or forces a sale to get their money back out.

He has an empty acre and a half lot in a high end neighborhood. 800k+ He seems extremely motivated.

While this may be common practice there are underlying issues.

I have a friend in Tennessee that charges late fees of $5 per day, instead of the typical "$25 if later than the 5th", like I use.I like that a lot.Is this common?

I can also get free rocks to lay in the yards, which is a common decoration in my city.

Manufactured HomesThese two words can translate into great returns for very little capital investment.An added feature, there are more quailfied buyers and renters.Another added perk, it is extremely easy to get into, learn, manage, and make a profit.Probably one huge perk, there is much less people competing against you.For example, I owned 20 manufactured homes in a mobile home park.

The house was stucco/flat roof, which is common for that area, and I'm more familiar with wood frame/siding/shingle construction, and since I was just checking things out in a general way, I wasn't doing full inspections.

I've been writing offers for clients main in Spokane, Tri-Cities, Snohomish/King County and properties are being absorbed extremely quickly often times with multiple full price offers no finance contingency.

This is largely due to extreme stagnation at my job and a diminishing income.