Sometimes this happens when the deed is recorded, but the transfer affidavit is the correct way to ensure it gets done (and you're technically required to do it within 45 days of the transfer).In my opinion, it could definitely be worthwhile to send direct mail to folks who are that far behind on their taxes.

Drop me a line if you are ever interested in RE data and analytics, etc, esp mapping and databases.

The best way to ensure success is to be able to have a tenant buyer use a credit improvement service that puts new positive marks on their credit.Regarding double closing on sandwiches, a truly unique way of avoiding two closings is to use a reverse assignment, where you as the investor places a 2nd mortgage in second position and reverse  assigns back to the seller, which avoids the need for transactional funding and two closings

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The exit strategy must make sense.Consider the exit strategy and implore the techniques here to ensure your exit strategy is a viable one.

How are you able to touch base with them on a weekly basis to ensure that they did their due diligence, logged in their time and sent over the things that you needed from them?

I would pause, review my holdings and debt, redo my calculations, and proceed based upon what the data says.

You will generally not be given an account to pull credit without an office and often times proper protections in place to ensure that data is kept secure.  

It could be pretty chaotic with this bunch :D  How would you disseminate and archive the important data!  

Hi Rick,           Thank you for your answer to my question, I know about that data base.