An observation based on what I'm reading from some others on this thread, from my own experience, and from an assumption that you haven't owned properties for more than a couple years...The old-timers will tell us the past 5-7 years have been very atypical. 

Then once foundation is fixed we can get the mortgage under it as it will not make past appraisal is the current condition. 

Ask him/ her, for Proof of Funds (a Bank Statement dated within the past 30 days).

However, I am also holding another promissory notes with Y amounts dollars from the same person which is already past due (no deed of trust).

Schedule about 45 mins interview time with each of them.3.

My accountant has saved me hundreds of thousands of dollars over the past 25 years and has been able to keep me out of any audits and grief that the IRS can give you unless you keep your records tight  and follow the rules.

We live on a dead end, in an up and coming city with lots of building going on, a brand new high school built and will be done some time this year, also is less than a mile away from us and close to in town but not too close.My neighbors house was sold this past Dec.

I've been flirting with the idea of wholesaling for the past few years.

I've been studying up on real estate for the past 3 to 4 weeks.

I've heard life hacking, credit card hacking, airline mile hacking, etc.