In my mattress....just kidding...it makes my bed lumpy 😀Have you looked into an online investment account at a discount broker (etrade, ameritrade, fidelity, etc)?

If he gets a property that is discounted can he come to you with the deal?

We also have 25 licensed real estate agents at our firm who specialize in helping investors buy and sell rental houses.Our sister company does all the renovation and maintenance work, which allows us to be a true end-to-end solution for investors who are looking for discounted properties.Since we buy, sell, rehab, and manage for commissions instead of profits, we view ourselves as an alternative to the turnkey model that many companies offer.Personally, my dream is to own many more units across the southeastern United States over the next 10+ years.  

We run 3 full time crews that directly work for me that handle the 80% of the rehab; the items that need permits pulled, we sub that out to licensed trades that give us well beyond 50% discounts off retail due to the volume we give them in our Turnkey and Property Mgmt biz.  

We don't start threads saying use a discount broker.  

If you find an amazing deal with enough of a discount, the buyers will end up finding you.

In this market, there is no reason for a bank to sell an REO at a discount.

If they are not willing to fire sale it then they simply need to list at a substantial discount to their current market and they will find a conventional buyer pretty quickly. 

My company bought a property where we 'assumed' a lien and negotiated a payoff based on <30 cash payment at discount... all done via closing attorney prior to closing, with good (no exceptions) title policy underwritten by reputable company .This was in 2006... we still own the place.

today I am starting to look for Realtors so they can find me some houses at very discounted prices !