Remember, the key is to move slow - and patience will save you.

Well, you don't give us certain key information.

I also was a Mortgage Broker.The key is finding properties that are in decent shape and just need sweat equity and some cosmetics.

So trusts are not indicative of probate or divorce, but tell you these people are probably a little savvier than most.There are many reasons why someone will create a trust.

The key to renting to college students is having a meeting of the minds before they move in, lay down the law in a nice way, like a parent!

If not, I agree with J, having cash is important in REI and can make entering this business much easier and quicker, so reserves are key.

I have had to email/phone/leave voicemails repeatedly to get traction on deals that i have been interested in.There have been numerous occasions when even a courtesy response was not provided to let me know that another member was already working on a house or the house was already under contract(and no, the Quest tool still indicated that the house was available for members).It seems like the organization does not feel the need to send even a courtesy response if a property is no longer available for LS members .

You kind of answered your own question by indicating that the area hasn't seen any employment growth in 20yrs.

Some regions and properties a little more or a little less.That includes everything completely turn-key.

If you call up a big corp and securities attorney in your area, you may get similar responses...from no response to, 'well i guess you gotta start somewhere' with no indication that they wanted to waste their time on a peanut fund.