You can waste a lot time on this or you can actually do real estate :)Banks are not going to talk to you unless your a HUGE player and even then you would be buying on QCD - the fact your asking this question tells us your not a huge player - and when I say HUGE player like your one of 10 people in the country who can do this.Auctions are your best bet or pre-foreclosures lists but your not really going to be chatting with the banks much.You can try to create a relationship (which means buying from them over and over) with a broker who handles them.

The middle.....where most people focus......He is a guy trying to establish himself....much like young investors are.....as a player in the contractor game.

This was also due to seeing these in the trash and in to the landfill, yet here I was using these same products cleaning units, so a win/win for me and the environment.

To me it's a win-win situation for everyone.

what are typical questions i should ask the agent in order to get a win-win situation going?

I was waiting for my realtor by the way not really happy with him, keeps bragging how he wins i multiple offer situations.

So in the event we do win we are supposed to have a 7 day period to get out if it looks too costly.

I am a Classically trained trumpet player, and I mainly play in local churches, for weddings, and other concert-type venues.

Not having money to investigate further will not win their case in court.Having said that if there was an item not generally seen from basic examination that the seller was trying to cover up and not disclose that was discovered later after purchase the buyer might have recourse against the seller.Basically do not cut corners on rehab and keep great pictures and records, permits, etc. as proof the work was completed correctly.

I did bid on a couple of residential vacant land in Urban area.I use Land use code and lien face value range to filter all properties I like.After putting together a list, I start doing research one by one by using county office website, google maps, Zillow and EPA website.I bid at 5-8% for first three batches but got nothing because winners for properties I bid on are at 2%-4%, some even 1%.I adjusted my bidding rate for later batches.I won 8 bids in total. 7 of them are properties with house on it at low rate. 1 of them is residential vacant land at higher rate.I made payment for all my winning bids on the day of results.waiting for tax lien certificate.....Hope this is helpful to other newbies.