Many of her articles on the BP blog are pretty helpful for those looking to start out wholesaling.

Dena, I would recommend that you read Eric's article at the top of the page under ADDITIONAL HELP for "How to find buyers."

With the median house price coming in at $766,000 for this area in mid 2005 (according to an article in Fortune), I am not surprised that the housing market is slowing down here.

[/size] :mrgreen: As a thanks, we're sending Patti Porter a BiggerPockets.com article of clothing.

Quite easily you can establish online rental payments through a number of vendors on the Internet.

I read an article a few days ago here & now cannot find it, A Realtor in Cape Coral, Florida is selling homes pre-construction for zero down, only deposits amounting to about $1500.. when the home is completed in 7 or 8 months it has appreciated up to 28-30% (42% per year in Cape Coral) and a $155k home is now worth around $200k.

I have read books talked with investors and read articles i am just not clear on some details.

Mind you we was not the typical internet chat types and our conversations was mostly about her delicious exotic meals and my peanut butter and jelly sandwiches.

To find it you have to do an internet search.Knowledge of that topic has helped me immensely; its even use-full in certain negotiations.My optimism stems from my knowledge that no matter what themarket does there will be profit for the savvy investor.

Here is the letter of the law from the IRShttp://www.irs.gov/newsroom/article/0,,id=105042,00.htmlIf you are lucky you can make 500k as a couple on the increased value of your primary residence when you sell it every 2 years!