I keep hearing in the podcasts and reading all over the forums that one of the firsts things to do is start contacting investor-friendly agents to build our network but, how to have them take me serious without having a proven track record and bringing something to the table? 

Texas recognizes the exchanges but follows the fed regulations. 

So i believe that home will become a great investment like the one in Erie already has proven to be!  

You have proven that to all of us here at BP and most of all yourself.

Not recognizing the difference and understanding the risks that then follow the REO is a misunderstanding of real estate investing in general.

Some of the most successful flippers in this area are agents simply because they know the market and recognize the deals.

The question is, will the IRS recognize the sale of the home if it is owner financed without a "traditional closing" at a Title Company?

Hello Again BP community,This may sound like a foolish question but I hear on the podcasts and what not all the time, "analyze 2, 5, 10 deals a day if you want to get good at recognizing a deal."

I am recognized as the agent submitting the bid for each of my offers.

I am reluctant to admit that I have proven anything.But.....the advice I gave regarding how not to discriminate is valuable in that it will  prevent landlords from selecting tenants out of fear which is something far to many landlords do at their peril.The value of advice is not in the advice itself but rather how one uses that advice.