The bar is set pretty low out there.While I was doing my 4 extra jobs, I would be looking for vacant houses, fsbo's, for rent signs, etc and keep a notepad with me.  

With a 5 - 5.25% you can get a refi without seasoning from a local bank like Valley Green.

When you mentioned there are plenty of investors with financing lined up is that a product of the investor(s) having an already established relationship with banks/financiers who are giving them a green light based on prior deals?  

are you better off when your new and green to getting duplexes and 3-4 bed units?

That was some scary green carpet in the bedroom before picture. 

And according to Trulia.com, the area is all green (good) as it relates to their crime stats.These are all 2/2 total 1708sq ft (854 @).What I'm wondering is the listing shows that it has been on and off the market since 2009.

The attorneys I recommend to clients vary anywhere from $995 to $1600.This is attorney is a younger guy and very good with first time home buyers and his fee is on the lower end of that scale.Barli & Associates, LLCDaniel Barli, Esq.Office: (973) 638-1101 Fax: (201) 326-5176  http://www.barlilaw.com/

In my comparisons, I had actually put them into an excel spreadsheet and color coded the cells green or red based on their answers.

We do live in a high desert, but grass is just so pretty and green...  

That being said, several projects are under way now, demand for DT residential is very high, one very large residential project that has been sitting for years just got the green light on the loan paperwork, more businesses prospering etc.