This is a good indication that this is someone who has several properties and has used seller financing in the past and will probably be willing to do so again.These "local" investors often work in more than one county, so a similar check of surronding counties should reveal their name as well as other names.

I'm going to an REI meeting where I hear the group often works together on deals.

Your memories of that house will fade quickly with the wear and tear of tenants.

In the summer I often were flip flops.

Often referring to financial freedom, or becoming a millionaire through real estate investing.Then often the common answer of many people is explanations as to how it's done and what to do.

I buy at the foreclosure auction often, but accidentally missed a house with a sweet minimum bid last week so I wanted to contact the beneficiary and purchase it after the fact.Anyways, if you go to your local county recording office (located in your court house) you can search for the mortgage/deed of trust or whatever document they use in your state to record the lending information on the property.

Shills are often employed by con artists.

Nolo and the Landlord Protection Agency both have free links to state-specific landlord tenant laws. http://www.nolo.com/statute/state.cfmhttp://www.thelpa.com/lpa/lllaw.htmlLandlord tenant "knowledge" amongst novice and pros alike is often based on myth, hearsay, and guesses, rather than legitimate information.

I mention this because I often times hear an investor say, "The homeowner won't talk to me so I am going to try to work a deal with the lender."

I prefer to manage myself not because I will save money, but because I prefer to screen my own tenants and take care of tenant issues myself rather than have someone else do it.