And they make a big production about signing in bidders, issuing bidder numbers, running multiple computers and a projector, reading all the legalese in exhaustive detail, having an actual fast talking auctioneer (who everyone ignores).

You still fall under residential no matter what loan "product" you choose.2.

Anything that takes away from that is counter productive if it sucks away all my time.Given that you sound very busy Paul the properties you go for have to be well thought out in how you will run them and what they will require.Do you see yourself owning your own restaurant or getting out of food all together and just doing real estate??

The product that they get as a result of opting in is an ebook on many of the mistakes to avoid as a real estate investor.Our focus at the moment is on wholesaling residential real estate.

These two properties are identical to the rehabbed products that came from these real estate investors last year.

It's probably like other areas, made complicated with strategies applied to produce a product for mentors or gurus to push and present the area as being too complicated to make big money without thier guidance. :)

This is why there are all sorts of bizarre warning labels on products!

Do I need to sand or is there a miracle product out there that will save me a ton of time?

I hate the lighting at Home Depot because it's all cheap stuff from China and I have had 3 times gotten defective product.

If the loan-to-value is low (at or less than 50%) and the property is 'productive' (generating income if a rental, etc.) you may get interest in the BP marketplace....