> • I hammer out the details with the seller/agent Yes but that means you are working with listed properties, they are a little trickier to wholesale as most Board of Realtors contracts have a non assign-ability clause.

Edna, I pursued investing in non-performing loans for a brief time before I realized that I was better of working my own business (short sales) instead of changing gears.

You can market to people with retirement accounts (IRA, 401k, etc), advertise in publications (be careful on your wording here as you do not want to violate any SEC rules), and you can hold small meetings or even one on one presentations either in your home or for a breakfast/lunch meeting.

No advance notice is given to the public when a financial institution is closed.

Beyond the obvious non-discriminatory words and phrases what else is prohibited?

This usually means, they are put it escrow by the bank or a certified check is provided.Another way to accomplish the same thing is cash or money order.The idea is to prevent a bounced check (known as Non-Sufficient Funds or NSF).The importance is to keep a tenant from giving you a bad check and then moving in.

Securing Your Agreement Against The Property To secure your interests against the property, you'll want to be sure to file a Memorandum And Notice Of Agreement in the public records.

Are there any FREE Public Record Sites to gather information?

I've seen cases in the public records where the same buyer and same seller transfered multiple properties at once, and the total price was shown on each of them.

So does that mean only 114 sales were non-foreclosures.