excellent advice - one must stay away from the emotional aspects of buying or selling even though the reality is that it can be emotionally taxing.

While government is inefficient, granted, when to hire another rank in file staff member and for what was an ongoing issue.I think that 4K a month might be looked at, especially when providing housing, you need to look at that at a market rate for your expense and deduct about half and consider that as income and all of the utilities if you have seperate meters, I know many here pay thier own utilities, but some are included and include cable.You need to cover off time, maybe after hours on certain days and other aspects to see when they are actually on the job and what that pay should be.

Learn all aspects of the business and network.

I had an offer this morning and another one a few days ago on properties that were pulled off the market.This issue has many different aspects, so it will indeed be interesting.

There is actually some "guru" type program tailored to do just as Matt describes.About 10% to 15% of properties that go to sheriff sale in my county actually get bought by other than the bank.

Just don't neglect the academic aspect.

The formulas used by each agency and the weighted aspects of calulating scores are proprietary (secret) but the analysis of underwriting credit, the aspects of what is basically considered is not.

I reviewed her contract and found that she had not violated a single aspect of the contract, though the Fannie represenative claimed she had violated one of the terms.Obviously, Fannie Mae turned around and sold the house to another person.

They have a number of books on various aspects of development and I suspect they cover this topic.

We do nationwide short sales, so if you are interested in that aspect of RE, I'd be happy to answer any questions you might have.Jackie