Loan collections is very much a related issue but is usually another department as collections can be involved as is specialized as well as highly regulated.After that you'll move to secured lending activities.

Short sales is most of the activity but still has a high failure to close rate.Where are these markets where all the inventory is readily available?

Well i wish i would have taken more pictures during construction (i forget to take them every time and regret it big time later) but here are the pictures.If anyone has any questions about the process, NY permits (stress), or materials used ..im here to help.

Not to mention the stress the business puts on a person.

He's also a good family man and active in his church (I'm not religious but I can appreciate folks who have a strong sense of spirituality in what they do).So we decided to form a partnership, my first long term business relationship in about 8-9 years.

You never know when one is in a flood zone..The known flood zones are published:http://www.google.com/#hl=en&q=FEMA+flood+zone+map&safe=active

Why your accountant would change passive income from rentals to active employee income doesn't seem to make sense to me.

You can go onto the website socalmls.com and input the name of the city, on left side, scroll down, and check the box for active and solds, then do a search.

The next level generally has the liberty to consider lower offers.If it is just a matter of your writing a full price offer the day it hit the market, it can be as simple as the REO requiring it be active for 7 days before response.

Brian, and Manuel Acuna, I also apologize if my words were perceived as a bit harsh regarding your posts, I may have been overly stressed and looking for an outlet.