In our area, the county has a web site and they open up applications every couple of months for about 4-5 days.

Also, all work over $500 (or $600, not exactly sure but can be easily confirmed on Division of Consumer Affairs web site) requires a written contract.

I have documented my journey with one crowdfunding syndicator via my BP blog, over 7 plus years now. 

On the other hand,  you have additional expenses (office licensing fee and insurance, signs, web page, office space, secretary, etc.)If you can make as much on your own - and possibly more - then I would tell you to go for it.

I have a good bit of seed capital to work from, the ROI on time invested on flipping one house vs. me just building another successful web property won't be worth the effort to me.

It started with Rich Dad Poor Dad and then just spider webbed into about 7-8 more real estate books in just a few months.

A great recent article from a BP member that could get you started on thinking about pricing your HUD offer: http://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/2013/07/07/buying-a-hud-home/ The author also has a blog that goes into more details @J Scott, When you see the Hudhomestore listing say something like "Repair escrow: $4,070", what does that tell you?

Sawzall), basically like they described doing in this blog post:https://diy.stackexchange.com/questions/81500/how-do-you-remove-a-really-stuck-shower-diverter-spout

You can read my blog about it.Thanks for asking!

I have a lot of free web postings, some paid websites, local penny-saver, website, and bandit signs.