There are always people at the REIAs who will take advantage of this situation and make a living off the newbies.

It will also automatically calculate 3 different offers that should be advantageous to you and fair to the seller.

Remember if it is a pain then most people won’t do it and that is to your advantage. 8)

If so what are the advantages and disadvantage of buying foreclosures?

If they have a disaster on their hands then they are more likely to have other problems including missing paperwork or bad record keeping.Some will try to deceive you and otherwise misrepresent the facts.You are the shark so do not let them take advantage of you.John Corey

Originally posted by "**********": You made me think though, maybe being a contractor can be an advantage for me!

Just make sure you take advantage of the opportunity to invest when it comes up.

First things first,:welcome: bikerbarbie1Should people assume that you are a female in the construction trade?

Not all of the investors are going to take advantage.

Is there any advantage to taking out a loan to cover both the purchase and improvement, vs. taking out a mortgage and a second shortly after?