We all fight for the attention of potential buyers, cold call and constantly prospect.I have spent months pouring through hundreds of real esate forums, blogs, and social networks.

I feel like we are sort of neighbors.Have you thought about investing up near Notre Dame?

They stay on top of the market, they are constantly educating themselves by taking classes, reading books, attending seminars and they are open to all sorts of creative deals.Are there some bad apples out there?

The Homevestors guys I know are currently buying mostly REOs, as the availability of private sellers with equity is nearly non-existent (compared to a couple years ago, that is).So, I imagine these guys are getting very little value out of their Homevestors franchises, despite their franchise requirements to spend large amounts of money on advertising/marketing.

Is this property near you, is it free from all mortgage liens, and does the previous owner have the right to get his property back in a certain amount of time?

Not nearly enough information.

If your property depreciates after you purchase it (in a declining market), it won't matter nearly as much to you as long as you have positive cash flow.

Just in my situation it would nearly be like putting the cart before the horse.

"[Carona] has reimbursed from campaign funds nearly $600,000 to two of his companies for various services, including rent, in recent years," despite the fact that, "it has been almost a year since the Texas Legislature made it illegal for lawmakers to use political funds to rent property from themselves or their spouses."

Does anyone know of a good REIA near Downey, CA.