The recent declines in home prices and high foreclosure rates in this market have given me reason to think that the next coming months (if not years) will present good opportunities to smart investors to profit handsomely from buying properties "at the bottom of the market".

Probates can be very profitable.

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For rentals, consider expenses = 40-50% of rent, subtract off the P&I payment, and leave yourself a profit.

Have you tried letting people know in this forum if they're able to find you a buyer that you'd be willing to split the profits?

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There's tons of online companies that will allow you to resale the lists for a profit.

Of course, you are correct when you say that I would not give WAMU more than the payoff if I had made a profit.

I only wish we could profit as much from the expenditure of our taxes dollars as our government is poised to profit.

You can offer 10% of any profit earned, or you can pay them a flat fee ($500 - $1000).