Of course there are a few people with legitimate problems that will be able to close, but they are few and far between.Good Luck,Mike

I worked extensively with a big time REI guy here in Tucson and was very hot and heavy to buy my first home but have decided to hold off while the values keep slipping in our area.I still have a very strong interest in securing some properties domestically in the next year or two, specifically income producing properties.Beyond that I am always open to any extra streams of income (legitimate ones) so hopefully I can find some info here on markets I may not have investigated yet.

As promised by the financier, you receive a cashier's check in the mail for one year's rent that looks 100% authentic and legitimate.

Ask them for their license.The internet does provide a wall a fraudulent person could hide behind so check each person out and make sure they are legitimate.

There are hundreds of legitimate sounding companies who are partnered with this company.

I understand sometimes legitimate unforeseeable events happen, but sometimes I think their problems are a result of poor planning.

If that's the case, you're going to be MUCH MORE frustrated when you start making offers yourself and those offers are completely ignored (which is what will happen if you try to make cash offers without legitimate proof of funds).

You are then not a dealer but an owner of a legitimate business and doing everything legally in the eyes of IRS.

Please don't misuderstand me - none of these ideas are shady, these are all legitimate and justified business practices to keep your business going.

Every now and then, I'll receive a legitimate check in the mail with a warning that by endorsing it, I'll be agreeing to sign up for an insurance policy, a magazine subscription, or whatever else.Anyone know about the legality of these checks or how I can begin writing them against my own business accounts?