If a property is listed (REO or not), chances are your end buyer has already seen it so you would have to have some sort of remarkable negotiation skills to be able to get it under contract at a price that you could make your fee and the end buyer would getting a deal they would be happy with.

These are just some of the things I have tried; some work some don't but you learn; and then some that didn't work the first time worked on off chances.  

The formulas for Wholesaling would be so nice to have too, have you added this by any chance?  

Im wondering what is the chances of receiving hard money money to fund your first deal.

I located the HUD listings online, but it doesn't seem to be among these, is there a particular database for the IRS by any chance?

We are also considering flipping it to raise capital for our real-estate goals, but that seems kind of like killing the golden goose before it even has a chance to lay an egg.Anyway, my question is this.

I've worked with real estate investors and landlords for years by providing asset protection strategies to dramatically decrease their chance of being sued while also protecting their equity and assets in the event of any type of suit.

If you're in a hot area you stand a good chance of getting buyers to compete for it and driving the price up.

I would love to meet you and your team when i have a chance to travel to Chicago!

Making a few thousand then cost him the chance of making a whole lot more later on.