For example, you can't set a stop loss on real estate to limit your losses when the market tanks like it did recently.

For a family with limited savings having to pay a partial months rent for a month you've already paid, a new security deposit you didn't expect to pay and moving expenses you didn't plan could be devastating.Not to mention these situations make for great press to talk about terrible real estate investors skimming rent.

Value for the refi may be fixed to the purchase price and ltv limited to 70%.

I, like of few of the other posters I have read, am running into the 4 loan limit.

And no, not even the "seasoned shelf corp" scam will overcome that, lenders will look at the financials of the owners unless and until you are publicly traded with a long history of audited financial reports.

I am a buy and hold investor, but based on my limited knowledge I do think it is a legitimate way to invest.

Why is it that whenever I search 'Florida' in the properties section, it pulls up about 21 properties and the first page is all FL properties but I try to go to page 2 (it shows 3 pages) and it pulls up ALL properties and not just limited to FL ones?

Your options may be limited by the language of your contract.Since the seller has defaulted on his mortgage loan, you and the seller will have arrearages to deal with regardless of the financing terms you have stated in your contract.

I've spoken to some investors from NYC and they suggested since my funds are limited and my credit is bad that my best options right now would be to assign several contracts to other investors.How dificult will it be If I'm trying to assign a contract in a state that I don't live in, what are some of the procedures in getting the right paper work in motion.

If I was going to buy with hard money, I'd be limited to 70% of what its worth.