I am working with Adrian on the short sales and hoping to get some realtors to work with us on their short sales as well as joint venture partners.

:pup: There was something on the forums (cant remeber where) about when your not sure if you can legally collect a bird dog fee (depending on your state) and using JV as part of the deal with you and your (buyer/sell...

Once out and after we do a joint inspection I will give him another $2K.

Are you saying there is a relationship between the EPA and the Gulf of Mexico Foundation other than the joint clean-up efforts they are undertaking with NOAA?

Basically we had to provide:1) A statement that our primary residence was "in husband's name only"2) A letter from me granting my wife access to all joint funds for this purchase3) A letter explaining several deposits into our joint checking account that were NOT my wife's Direct Deposit paycheck were MY deposits4) A form stating what my wife was paying for child care since she is a "working" mom (the answer was zero since I watch our daughter when my wife is at work)5) All the other standard lender stuff like bank statements, pay stubs, etc.I hope this sheds a little light on some of the underwriting requirements when one half of a married unit applies for a mortgage on their own.

Slumlords generally don't have buildings full of bad tenants that are constantly thrashing the place.

Anytime the body is surgically "repaired" it's never the same as before - think of the popping as an encapsulated snapping of your fingers, except replace "fingers" with tendons or joint capsules.

I kid you not, he had teleseminars with the CEO of Constant Contact (can't remember his name), "The Real Estate Maverick" Frank McKinney, etc...very high quality speakers (not to say that Rich isn't.

I feel much better ---now---because I was wondering if I/we were actually missing out on a good time to Refi. as we constantly receive numbers of enticing offers--so I was not so sure if we would be missing out on a good opportunity.

Don't buy rentals locally, unless you are the type of person who can deal with constant hassles.4.