Hi All,Wanted to get your thoughts on Direct Mail pieces I have sent out - they were first class letters and I put my own mailing address as the return address - what do other people do?

Welcome George.Being fairly new here my self the best advice I can give is read as much information as you possibly can on Biggerpockets, listen to podcasts subscribe to the youtube channel.

Easy answer is to have your own set of criteria that makes a house a viable candidate, and some alternate relationships to direct those that don't fit your needs.

For someone who has cash - could be a great deal and very secure against a low leveraged property.Best,Michael Vallee No you may not, this falls under self dealing, invalid contract, as you can't create a debt as an asset to yourself, use that or market that you're looking at fraud, racketeering issues, take a mortgage deduction you're looking at tax fraud. 

Feel free to send me a PM and I can surely point you in the right direction.

Once the order has been made to start the foreclosue (tax deed sale) then it is set and what every property that does not sell goes into Lands Available where you can buy the property directly from the county.

After all the research we are still unsure as to which direction would best suite are current situation to get started.

I've been in education for over 20 years and have changed directions and I'm excited at the opportunities that are available in real estate.  

Please reply to this post or contact me directly. 

I arranged a mover for them and the day I provided them with the security deposit (it was actually given directly to their new landlord) they were gone and the problem was solved in less than 4 days.