(Note some states like CO and CA make assigning SF agreements hard).My big point here is:Unless the seller wants OUT, really motivated, then creative financing is a bear to negotiate.If you want your DREAM HOME, no repairs, consider doing this:Sign on telephone pole, Fri Afternoon-****Can't Sell Your Home?

I know there is a lot of opportunities in Chicago too.

Welcome, HelenI have a few cash buyers in IllinoisI reside in Wisconsin If you locate a property maybewe can co-wholesale it togetherTell me what side of Chicago (zip codes) and I will start marketing to a few of my Illinois buyers listFYI : I do not mess with MLS property that not already under contract and your mark up most be reasonablePrefer : 3 bedroom minimumFYI : try stay under 50 - 55% ARVex : 34,000 purchase + 16,000 rehab ----------------------------------------- = 50% 100,000 arvI do not mess with foundation / mold issues property or tear downsRegardless try to locate a title company who handles assignment contracts in Illinois (local) Good luck

I'd like to get a realistic idea of the return I person could achieve if they pursued Wholesaling full time in the Chicago market.

They don't cause trouble and every year they do a "bear run" at Christmas time, parading through the local towns with teddy bears strapped all over their bikes.

When I went to school in Ohio it was equal to pork and beans or Liberty City of Miami or Cabrini Green of Chicago.

Take THAT Chicago!

Bear in mind that it has only been 3 days and I got almost 10 percent of calls.

MSNBC mistaking Jesse Jackson for Al Sharpton http://newsone.com/nation/news-one-staff/video-msnbc-reporter-mistakes-jesse-jackson-for-al-sharpton/ Check out CNN http://fridayinlove.wordpress.com/2008/03/29/cnn-refuses-to-acknowledge-mistakes/ Here is a website that lists errors by the likes of “The New York Timesâ€, “MSNBCâ€, “The Chicago Tribuneâ€, AP, “The Washington Postâ€, etc… They are errors in spelling, geography, falsified Toyota recall news, etc… http://www.regrettheerror.com/ We could sit here all year throwing “News Errors†at each other.

I don't plan on using any information I'm provided to dive in right away into something I can't handle, but I would appreciate any information that could be shared in order to help me get my bearings and point me in the right direction with regard to learning what short sales are and how they work.Thank you,E.