I also had my first end-lender hurdle on a double that I had not encountered before, that is just the evolution of lending in California, and we are always learning and adjusting along the way.  

Sending a certified letter with a brief description of your intentions makes it look more professional, with all of the scams in the foreclosure sector often time leaves a lot of home owner that are in distress on edge.

lol the old "Guaranteed Return" scam.

Don't feel too lucky we had some really really cold weather especially a few weeks in December and a lot of people encountered plumbing issues.

There is no circumventing Dodd-Frank with a lease-option to purchase or some rent-to-own scam, any method or strategy having the intention of avoiding the requirements and purpose of the Act are to be covered by the Act.

They are in "brain freeze" mode.Brain freeze occurs when a normally ratonal person encounters a situation where he "knows" what he should do, he just can't because it's HIM.

I couldnt get the whole bill to copy I think it’s a much needed change, too many wholesalers were out there scamming homeowners and this at least should in theory end the Wild West aspect of it, as Tom mentions I’m not sure how many wholesalers will actually follow the law, but at least now wholesalers can’t claim they were unaware that it “was brokering without a license” which should in theory make it easier to prosecute or sue wholesalers. 

They'd put in the research if someone on the team doesn't already know/ hasn't already encountered it. 

It is also possible that this is a scam. 

If it's taking you more than this then you could encounter a situation where all of your lists dry up.