i dont consider not being able to find an attorney a red flag, is just that they're not insured to do these kind of transactions i found out. i'm sure that other investors are doing subject to deals in north carolina and they're probably using an attorney, or this can also be done by you without an attorney, just need an attorney to prepare the deed. as far as the seller is concern, they have three choices when facing foreclosure, they can catch up their payments on their own, get help from an investor to make up the back payments and take over the loan and make the monthly payments until they're able to cash out and pay off the loan, and third,just go through the foreclosure and completely ruin their credit and i mean very bad credit. 

-Tips from veterans who have done similar things-Suggestions on VA loan providers to go through- How to find a good deal in my area- Basic real estate language-How to find and keep tenants -Fixing up property to increase valueIf anyone has suggestions outside of these topics, I'm all ears!

We messed around with having low skill or runner type of people sitting there, but then they were not 100% sure to talk their way through scenarios nor did the inspector have any rapport with these people.  

I found my lender, insurance agent, and property manager through my agent.

I would say housing around the campus, nice hotels, restaurants, or the hospital might be good options to look at.Another good response I found"One rule of thumb is to look at Google Maps, plot out the walk to campus and see if it passes through areas with cafes/restaurants and/or major office or university buildings.

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What they do differently is find off-market deals through various lead sources they created over time, and they're supposed to send them your way according to your criteria.

Just sort of living through BP and Zillow at the moment.

I'm very new to this all and have loved reading through the forums, I'm learning a ton.

as others have said here CAM costs are traditionally pass throughs that the property owner should be able to show you receipts for the true costs ofGenerally during up front negotiations and LOI's the NNN's mentioned in leases are estimates, but the real NNN's are actually calculated and passed through to the tenants.