Hey all,My wife and I have been following BP for several months and we're starting to get the gumption to get into real estate.  Still researching and learning a lot, but looking to start networking with people.  We a...

I made their parents(doctors) co-sign their lease.  

He rented the house to a co-worker who had been transferred to Reno to Las Vegas. 

There was a case here recently (Boulder, CO, actually) where one homeowner was able to take a chunk of the lot next door under this law.

Yes, most of it was taking photos of coeds but I do recall some of the lessons of architectural photography.

William, we're learning here in Colorado (5th highest in the nation for foreclosures), that the banks will look at short sale offers of about 80% of FMV from which we deduct repair costs, their foreclosure costs, legal, their carrying costs, etc.

So Jon, are you a hard money lender only in CO?

The only two that I know of are Rehab List and one in Colorado(not sure of the name).

In Florida back then to be a broker was much more regulated and prestigeous than to be a correspondent lender because they are exempt from reporting yield spread and service release premiums, plus they were exempt from Chapter 494 of the DBF.When I opened offices in Colorado, however, there was no licensing for brokers so to be a lender was much more reputable.

If I want to be on the path toward mid sized apartments, is selling and getting a quad the best path or keeping and trying to raise other capital for the quad?