Sorry, Ben got off topic then our moderator carried it on answer tax questions, then it appeared Sean as he was lead there, then Abrahim tried getting back on topic, Sean said thanks and the Kyle pops in with entity structures, Sean goes along being polite and here comes the Steve answer other off topic questions again, Kyle goes further with entities, I pop in getting back and then you guys keep going.....pretty much the way I read it.

I get leads from Wholesalers for thin deals.

I'll never forget the time a bird dog person contacted me on a lead on an 'abandoned' 2-bedroom sfr property.

:)Better read the flipping forums, wholesale will help, search for "valuation" "appraisal" will give you plenty on valuation of your deal.In the Buy and Hold area, the 2% 50% rules will lead into valuations, cash flow and rental expenses, even though you are doing this, you still need to know to present your property to other investors.

the pilot assembly is completely enclosed, accept for a 3" diameter hole which leads to outside air.

This could very well lead to faster and more frequent increases.

And real estate has more than it's share of prophets, all of whom for a fee will lead you to the Promised Land.

What would you tell new investors about finding deals or qualified leads?

Then I have a dentist appointment, after which I need to call my attorney to correct a Deed, call a lender in Texas (I am in California), check on a couple of new leads, and then go over the books.My wife works full time so I do quite a bit of the house stuff.

They may have not had the origination platform to conduct HARP Refi's, they just service existing loans(default servicing too, so they probably do HAMP & SS for the investor).This was the case when I worked for Green Tree.