Auctions are normally held monthly, approximately 7-10 times per year.

One thing that arises with a reverse exchange that does not occur in a normal exchange is that there are two transfers of title (normal exchange only has one) - so there will be an extra amount to be paid for transfer tax with that second transfer. 

I normally check online, at the Hall county Tax assessors website.

Said he would reduce it to 50k (before he knew about the basement issue) Basement wall/footing needs replacement (quoted out at 17k) before any remodeling can occur.

There are many houses built this way in the area, but do any of you here on BP have any experience with homes built on stilts; pros cons cost difference from a normal slab?

.- Live and breathe the comps- Know what stuff UNRENOVATED and RENOVATED sells for per square foot- Know your DAYS ON MARKET- Know the types of rehabs your competition is doing, LEARN what those types or rehabs COSTSStarting out it's hard to know the difference between a GOOD deal and a BAD deal, but if you know your buy and sell numbers along with your rehab costs you can SMELL a deal a mile away and more importantly you can evaluate the deals agents / wholesalers send you and also make accurate offers on direct to seller and MLS deals you dig up yourself.

Some benefits of getting your license are that you can:1) Get access to the MLS and new properties hitting the market before investors without their license2) When you sell the property you save on the sales commission you would normally pay your listing agentYou don't need a license though.

It is not unreasonable to ask for such a deposit ... once upon a time it was normal business.  

I am not saying this is the case because I am in no position to actually know but starting out with a can of worms in one of the surest ways to start out on the wrong foot in real estate investing and one of the worse things you can let happen to you at any time. 

I just bought my family home in April right before I found this site..... well since I used my first time home buyer loan now I got to find another way to get my foot in the door.