Thanks for the response, the main focus of my life right now is investing in the future.

"The main reason our price is so low is that we know it will take $7k to do this repair".Most times, a buyer will way overestimate the cost of repairs as a negotiation tactic. 

The main issue is that it has been so difficult to find a broker that is experienced in hard money lending.

If you have to explain the business model to the guy then that should be a red flag he doesn’t want you as a customer .one of the main rules of investing is to seek competent advise .

However, all recession have elements in common, and repeat.

I lived at Silverado for 10 years 91 to 2001.. and born and raised and started my real estate career in the north bay  Lake, Sonoma , Mendo  and Napa were counties I sold land in.. mainly ranch  ag  and building parcels.. was a great incubator..

Josh, I recently bought a property with two fuseboxes, a main and a sub, and original BX wiring running from the sub.

I just sold a house with 20+ year old laminate flooring and at final walk through it looked almost new...there were some damaged spots but you’d have to look closely to see them, mainly kitchen from a dropped knife, etc. and hvac guy scratched an area.

So I’ll lay out what I’ve done so far and my goal.My main issue is time.

We've been buying more and more product in Chicagoland and prefer to avoid Cook County, when possible, but, if we find a good deal, we'll bid on it.You have three main factors that affect timelines for NPNs in judicial states: the courts, the foreclosing attorney, and the noteholder.