There is no more money to be made in real estate than in any other area of investing or starting your own business.For the most part the 'stories' you heard of people making many millions are just 'stories'.However, there is a very small percentage of posters here on BP who have actually done very well for themselves, and have freely shared their methods.But no one is going to do it for you.

Hard money almost always uses lower LTV percentages than conventional financing so that can't be the reason.

Interestingly, the last Republican to decrease debt as a percentage of GDP was Dwight Eisenhower...

You can assign $100.00 to one note and $4,400. to the other and have fun with the yield, but for taxes stick with half and half, IMO, if the notes are sold seprately.However if you do it as a portfolio deal you can add your numbers and take a percentage of any loss, if any, as it may be assigned at the time of the loss, this might be an advantage later on.Another thing with this proposal...what is the lot rent?

That said, I don't see any need to rehash all the points I've made before, but bottom line -- 3 of 51,000+ is a dreadful percentage, regardless of whether or not it was a 300% increase.

Exactly what I was thinking.As to the 50% rule, that is a long-term average, so some months will be below that percentage, and some will exceed that percentage.

You have my vote, though at #43 it doesn't change the percentage :-) Don't ya just love it when a plan comes together?

Not only that, but the REO listing agents have good relationships with the asset managers, that's why they get listings repeatedly (volume is the name of the game in REO due to puny commission percentages); you have absolutely no relationship with those asset managers.

Like a percentage.

Now, my no call percentage is still quite high, around 50%.