I was planning to start with pre-forclosure/short sale investing (buy/hold) working directly with the sellers and banks but not sure if this is even a viable option anymore.My primary background is in the information systems and web development.Thank you everyone for contributing to the forum and providing me with a lot of reading material.

how do you get all that information from a homepath listing or web site listing.. where would you get all that information form?

You will find the people who have good reputations and who conduct business in an ethical and transparent manner.

As far as everyone is concerned, they're renting a home from some company, apparently a small one because it doesn't have a web site.

****I am a web designer and I try to use WP for all my projects for many reasons but several of them being that the flexibility and simplicity is second to none.

Double close will almost certainly incur the transfer tax on both transfers.Look on the PA secretary of state's web site for the cost.

"____________To their credit, this PM is very transparent and does no up-charging on outside service work that is needed, and has developed a very good reputation over a long period of time.

I put it to the side though as I was focusing on my career as a web developer.Now I really want to start doing Real Estate Investment.

You would have to determine where the NODs and Lis Pendens are in your state.Eventually, you will get established and have developed your reputation of performing on your offers and then some 'real deals' will be referred to you.

If you do nothing then you run the risk of the tenant staying in the unit longer without paying anything.The notices can be obtained at the court office for a nominal fee or you can order them online from a reputable source.