I'm going to Staples to get yellow paper printed with red font does the font color matter for marketing purposes or is black & white ok?  

One big red flag was the basement was all wood, and had a leak in the basement wall. 

A very seasoned investor will have a different response than a seller with emotional ties to the property.If the house is in great shape, top of the market range for size/age/quality,  sellers are usually only concerned with price and who is most likely to get to the closing table...On the opposite end of the spectrum, if the property has condition issues, then it comes down to who is able to take on that burden (cash/203(k)) and get to the closing table.If competing with regular buyers, waving inspection/financing contingencies and buying with cash can make a difference, but that also depends on how deep of a discount you're trying to get.If competing with cash buyers on a distressed property, you pretty much don't have a choice but to wave contingencies and come in with a decent offer.

Or buy a video.For more information, reviews, and registration links, go to my website and click on Distressed Property.Class schedule:Birmingham - Saturday February 11 from 8am to 11 am at Country Inn, 485 Wildwood Circle N (Homewood/Lakeshore area)Huntsville - Saturday February 18 from 8am to 11am at Baymont Inn, 122 Cleghorn Blvd (Madison)Mobile - Saturday March 11 from 8am to 11am at Springhill Suites, 3655 Springhill Memorial DrBirmingham - Tuesday March 14 from Noon to 3pm at Country Inn, 485 Wildwood Circle N (Homewood/Lakeshore area)Tuscaloosa - Thursday March 16 from 8am to 11am at Marriott Courtyard, 4115 Courtney DrFoley - Wednesday March 22 from 8am to 11am at Holiday Inn Express, 3155 Abbey LaneMontgomery - Monday March 27 from 9:30am to 12:30pm at American Red Cross Building, 5015 Woods CrossingClanton (in the center of the state, at I-65 exit 208) - Thursday March 30 from Noon to 3pm at Clanton Inn, 946 Lake Mitchell Road.

Often clients will attempt to sell properties for deep discounts to an agent to avoid commissions and the hassles of selling.

That's why I'm considering other areas of the country where maybe there aren't such deep pockets.

Unless some smarter people emerge from the fiasco that going on we're in deep trouble and will be getting in deeper as time goes by.donrock

our social welfare system is off the charts in a negative manner.. enabling generational poverty.. its the break down of the family unit and it more pronounced in certain situations in the US.Along with folks that abuse animals as a way of life I have seen that in the Deep south its sickening and therefor your not going to get much sympathy pitting animal lovers against taking care of folks who should have family helping them.

Quote from @Curtis Brown: If it rents for $2,400 and all your expenses are $2,140 then that leaves you with $260 cash flow and is a good deal.Nobody can predict the future but there's plenty of red flags concerning the economy.

Main reason without getting to deep is the fact the system is old and I did not have a “first class upgrade”, which is critical for older HVAC systems in CA because the law is any new system must meet a minimum SEER rating.