HI: Do you know whether there is any "deed restriction" to wholesale / flip (i.e. i will flip to my buyer by double closing) Freddie Mac REO or not ?

Although the others have given you good ideas on what to look for, each small local bank will have their own terms and restrictions.

The timing couldn't have been worse.It was very odd how many individuals had that $99 move in and then paid second, maybe third months rent and then nothing.

Is it better to(1) find your own leads(2) use a buyer's agent(3) contact listing agent directlyI haven't been successful yet directly contacting the listing agents with short sales with my benefits to their client and the realtor.In states such as Maryland there are very restrictive laws regarding investors/foreclosure consultants contacting homeowners in default.

You have identified a second class that needs the same restrictions.

If this notorization stamp is from a different area, such as FL when the house is in MI, since he "abandoned" his house that is now vacant, odds are that he has returned to an area that he knows (where he came from).You can also search there for any property owned by that individual within that same county.

Tyco Bronye He shouldn't be restricted on how much he can make.

(any odd time will do).

oddly enough..the world economy has been poor and people have put their money into the U.S. dollar which has been showing strength in currency pairs for awhile since the middle of 08.who knows what happens next

If an area has had a vacancy range of 7%-10% over the last 30 years, odds are they will continue and you should plug in the max (10%) in that senario to your calculations.