I am just starting out in real estate and I wanted to offer this site for help with getting the auditors office in each county through out the US. http://www.netronline.com Also I wanted to ask if there are any resour...

I've read that the payout ratio on title insurance is ludicrously low - would it be cheaper to simply self-insure and do the raw research myself (go to the county courthouse and verify good title)?

Hi, I am researching the different areas of investing and looking for the one that seems like a good fit for me.

After much reading and research, I choose this type of investment for several reasons, not the least of which being it is what I can best afford; vacancies shouldn't be a big problem since its a high rental area; its a low income area, so if I find a sound building, I won't need to spend a lot on improvements to attract tenants (since the tenants wouldn't be able to afford to pay for those rental extras anyway).I'm doing the deal with "no money down-ish" by tapping the equity in my personal residence (HELOC, rate is prime, no margin, 15 year term) for the down payment, and financing the rest at 90% with a conventional 30 yr, 7.75%.

That's all I find myself doing is researching.

Them move to a different market but do your research on where you move to.

Do some research on Hard Money Lenders.

Now in reference to the bigger picture here, you need to look at and determine your debt strategy and research the advantages and disadvantages of leveraging your money versus paying off debt, which is another discussion in itself.

Does anyone in calif use this subscription to find forclosures? I just signed up...It doesn't seem to be user friendly. Let me know what are good services to use for california. Thanks

I actually find that kind of research to be a lot of fun, but I'm dorky that way. :)What I'm having less success with is finding truly motivated sellers.