However, this site thrives on interactions and as such we encourage two way exchanges and look forward to educational and thought provoking ideas relevant to REI.

@Peter MckernanThanks so much for your encouragement!

If face to face interactions is your thing, come to the Eastside Meetup I am hosting next week.www.meetup.com/pacificNWrealestate/We've got some fantastic investors I the area.

I encourage every one to ask question and comment .

Thank you for your encouraging words.

For many years I have encouraged everyone to lean how to do research at the county recorder by using their grantor/grantee system, as a way to become familiar and proficient with chain of title.Over the years I've come to make use of free customer services provided by my title company due to an ongoing business relationship. 

I don't know how far along you are but I would encourage you to find a (good deal)  and jump in with both feet.

Here is a link for you to get an estimate based on your situation.http://kff.org/interactive/subsidy-calculator/

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I'm sure a lot of you have read How to Win Friend and Influence People, and I think that genuine approach to resolving conflicts and making sure that everyone (as much as possible) gets something beneficial from your interactions is central to whatever endeavor you're in, real estate or not.The question about wholesalers and hard money lenders I think comes down to the different degrees of risk the two parties take on when they're working with someone, and we're probably hardwired to interpret their lesser risk as being purely about extracting value.