I have looked at several of the "banks will not touch these so ill finance" type properties.. but this one im looking at on the MLS is actually not too bad at all, doesnt seem to be any apparent problems.

Almost every deal I got after the 5th touch was due to some dramatic event and mostly serious illness was the cause.

That is all there is in the budget for [ not sure how long we can wait for another deal as my son is disabled and my husband and I both very ill, though we both feel good right now] We ARE  paying to have an engineer come out Thursday because of what the realtor said about there being no cracks and such that come with foundations moving.  

Jason, Thanks. ill give here a call as well!

Well I used MLS to find REOs properties but NO RESULTS, and yes this week I going to start with probates and late property taxes, and yes Alisha, driving for a $...lets hope I ll have better results...thanks again hope you guys can share some more

Ill check the HUD website and see if I can find anything.RIcky

I am wanting to target preforclosures, divorcees and absentee homeowners, I figured those are the people ill have the most luck with when it comes to L/O.

I would need help to refine this search to something like broad category (probate, back taxes, etc) + mortgage type, +current equity, + time in residence, + any other recommended category.I am currently using listsource to generate the list and have 2000 contacts i am sending out to now (high equity people).Any help would be great, Ill make sure to share the love!

Colleague me and give me a little more detail on what you are seeking. ill be at the meetup also.

And owner financed for 2 years at 8% until I can re-finance. 100k down payment. ill do management myself for now. 1 mile from my home.