My question is, If rental property market values are calculated on the income they generate, and there is rent control, wouldn't that prevent the property from appreciating.

Most municipalities require board up by law of vacant properties to prevent crime.

Many commercial loans are defaulting now because those loans are ballooning and the borrowers could not refinance because of their credit, property value, and other factors that prevent them from getting a new loan.

Buildup cash and start doing your own deals.Re-inventing the wheel will take you much longer to get going.Having someone to show you what is working and is not and preventing you from making the same mistakes is priceless.Yes winterizing you are wasting your time.On the REO's I list if the property is priced right I don't need a middleman wholesaler trying to put under contract cheap and collect a fee.The right price will bring me plenty of direct cash buyers that can close fast.Asset managers sometimes have over 100 files to deal with and don't have time for investors with no money to try exotic ways to make money.Sometimes those deals work but many times they do not and the asset managers plays the percentages.Now if you have cash to purchase sometimes you will catch the bank on the right day when all the planets line up and they will take a low offer and dump it which will make it easier to wholesale.Forget all these people who say things are easy and try to sell you something.Nothing is easy and takes smart work and time management.The question at the end of the day is do you enjoy doing it??

Tea Partiers should pay close attention. It wont be long before you will be able to tell who is paid for, and who is there to serve the people.

Perhaps the Republican Party will be divided much like the old Democrat...

Anything else that would help prevent these.

Get as much self-education as you can from this site then implement an action plan of your own.

it should be noted, however, that recording a lien for the property buyer is good business, and may make them feel safe, since you don't own the property outright...it gives them negotiation leverage if you stop making your payment, it gives proof and evidence of their partial ownership if the place burns down and you get a fat check from the insurance company, and it also prevents you from selling from under them...like i said, with my attorney, it also prevents me from refinancing and pulling all the equity out...i'd check with a good banker and attorney to be sureand to answer your question, you should be happy to receive 70-80% of the note balance froma note buyer..i just sold one for 76% to be exact, but my payor had good credit (620ish), 10% down, etc, and 4 months of good payment history...

It's unique to Jay, and I know several people who have attended his trainings and implemented them.

All I'm hearing from other investors is that 2011 there are going to be amazing opportunities in real estate.What things are going to implement in your business to increase your business?