Also be sure to search for people in your local area to connect with.

If you search a zip code it will provide common facts in the area I.E. crime, median house list & sale price, the % break down of rental and owner property, etc.

Get a title search done get an attorney on your team and the realtors opinion on a after finished price.

Get a title search and title insurance.

I have been searching the mls and other websites everyday and night.

I started to search all of the realestate sites that I could (zillow, Realtor, Trullia) looking for what looked like good deals based on comps around the area and (sqft vs. price) From their we found several possibilities.

Yes, much has been written about option deals here, probably too much (LOL) but just search and do some reading or wait, I think several have Lease Option as key word alerts and they should be swarming soon.

Some people just make a bad decision once in their life and then they are labeled and treated like they will forever be the scum of the earth.Just do a search for a list of felonies:Issuing a false certificate 175.40Sports bribe receiving 180.45Tampering with a sports contest in the first degree 180.51Rent gouging in the first degree 180.57Unlawful possession of a skimmer device in the first degree 190.86Promoting gambling in the first degree 225.10Possession of gambling records in the first degree 225.20Gaming fraud in the first degree 225.60Possession of unlawful gaming property in the second degree 225.75Use of unlawful gaming property 225.85Obscenity in the second degree 235.06Eavesdropping 250.05

She quickly discovered that the smaller banks were the ones ready and willing to lend.With a tight mortgage contingency period on the contract, she really should have cast her net out a little wider in her search for commercial financing.

Searching google and BiggerPockets gave some info on this--- but its great to hear specific advice from the experts here...Thanks!