Not to mention making more in a couple of deals than most people  make in half a year.True there are many variables, but that is what keeps it exciting and yes, mentally stimulating.

I suppose every county calls their tax assessor/collector by a different name.Mine, which is a small county, has an exhaustive website that even includes legal notices and tax lien information.I don't know Tampa, but that's where I'd start.

It will prepare them mentally that they will receive an offer, and most importantly the statement "Is there any reason why you would not want to accept that offer when we meet on______?"

We Finally closed and funded last Friday and all the Mental anguish was gone once we saw what was in the bank account :)Lessons Learned:If you have A GREAT deal...things will fall into place.

I really feel dumb for not considering more options)... mentally, I've been geared towards strict hold strategy, but with those suggestions incorporated it would definitely accelerate things!

Such materials will also enlighten you as to the strategies discussed here, it's not rocket science but the second stage won't fire until the first stage has been exhausted. :)

Of course every project would be unique, but I think it's a fun mental exercise to run the numbers on big deals like this to see what the possibilities are.

At this point, you've already exhausted your cash flow and now you're paying for the investment instead of it paying you.

I do think buyers/investors have a mentality of the longer loan term out of the box.

When my son grows up, I hope he has a mentality like yours.