This is what I do Is there anything else I should be doing Like Title searches and so on If so how do you do it with out it costing the fee for a title search.I Usually get my list each week go through and run prices for the area Im looking at.

I was excited that there would be a new edition this week after they took time off due to the holidays and now the site is down.Was anybody else reading it or know what happened to the site?

I want to jump in and introduce myself since everyone else is it seems.

there's your liquid cash since you own them all. but also you can take out equity loans from your cars and borrow against them for some cash on hand for the what if's. or you can just go through a bank, there's a million ways to finance a deal. if i were in your position i would be crunchng numbers on homes and if the numbers work then go for it. paralysis by analysis i find is the dumbest thing ever. yes sometimes if you analize something someone else may buy it. but i wouldnt buy anything without feeling completely comfortable with the numbers. remember it's the exit strategy thats most importantl. we all dont want to end up buying a home we cant sell and just that liability our money away. so do your analysis.i dont know how much help what i said is, but dont let anyone tell you that you're going too slow because if anything doesnt make sense then i wouldnt do anything until you feel comfortable with what you're doing.

Some of the upper end new construction has slowed dramatically, but inventory on everything else but new construction is at very strong levels.

The only visible signs of up-dating are new carpet and freshly painted interior, nothing else has been done.

see a bad 3 bed 1.5 bath town house 20 miles from where i live is 190k.i know i could do some much better else where.Vegas, Tucson, Central Florida, Carolina, I know would have a better return.but i do like the job growth of northern va.Thanks for the help.

If everything else is new (or looks nearly new) you'd probably want to match that to keep the newer feel.

As we all know, closings many times depend on bizarre requests by "underwriters" and the loan officer waits like everyone else for the package to be delivered to the closing attorney.

There are so many ways to make money in real estate, why gamble with the ways that you could lose it all with.Michael, birddogging or referring properties to an investor does violate real estate licensing laws which dictate that you must have a license to earn a fee for buying or selling a property for someone else.