I'd say if you are buying it below market value and it is an area that has seen steady growth over time then generally you should be ok, but at this time in the cycle the idea is to be under leveraged to ride out potential flattening and softening of the market.

The best way to find these properties is just good old fashioned networking.

It's time to end their free ride.

It has been a wild ride but I’m posting this to encourage people to act even in the setting of their busy schedules to take steps towards financial independence.

Land contracts typically work in a unique fashion where a balloon payment, or lump sum, comes at the end of the repayment period after the repayment plan is negotiated between the two parties.Assumable mortgage: An assumable mortgage is a type of home financing in which buyers are given the opportunity to purchase a home by assuming responsibility for and taking over the seller’s current mortgage (especially if it’s charged at a lower interest rate).Lease purchase: Also known as a rent-to-own contract, a lease purchase agreement speaks to a form of agreement under which renters pay sellers an option fee at an agreed-upon purchase price that gives the renter the exclusive lease option to purchase the property at a later date.Land loans: A land loan is used to facilitate and finance the purchase of a plot of land for later use for residential or business purposes.Holding mortgage: Under a holding mortgage agreement, a homeowner agrees to serve as a lender for the home buyer, and provides a loan for the purchase, which the buyer repays by making monthly payments to the seller.

I wonder how often other industries drive for dollars… I was thinking about that on the ride to a showing this morning, and was looking at all of the misc. roofs that were covered in moss on the way to Dracut.

This means asking the right questions to recognize if there is a deal and if its even worth taking a ride down that endless road.B)Understanding what the circumstances/consequences of a short sale transaction really are and how this will effect your seller.

In typical BP fashion we are evaluating rent vs buy options.

Email/letter reminders of lease terms citing violations for criminal /disturbing the peace, and a good old fashioned punishment from mom seemed to do the trick.

TBD, based on the giant economic experiment we are in to know for sure if a pullback in the market would be big enough/long enough for investors to be better off sitting on the sidelines rather than purchasing now and riding the coat tails of institutions that are still gobbling up properties.