Bryan,Where can I advertise or how can I attract foreign buyers for NW Florida beach properties?

.- 3,1 - 986 sq ft - Built in 1940 - Rougher Side of Houston, but NOT a warzone, in fact this street is more of an elderly neighborhood, This house is close to MANY of Houston's attractions (downtown, reliant stadium, minute maid park, the Toyota center, Texas medical center, museum district, and about 4 Universities)After my due diligence we came up with the following numbers.- ARV = $82,500 (which was conservative, recent comps for smaller houses came back slightly higher)- Repairs needed = Around $10,000 for rental - (Needs central air, some rotten board on the outside, some doors/sheetrock repair, and painting)We wanted to try to start out with a $10,000 assignment fee to split between us and work our way down depending on what they would take as an offer.

My theory in short (abstract from my blog) is this:With a devalued dollar, China and India needing more energy to address their industrial growth, supply and demand ratio increasing on a daily basis - the amount we pump out of the ground is inversely proportional to the demand in the world, a subsidized price that we were paying in the past in the USA (around 90s and early 2000) and Inflation.

It is becoming increasingly more difficult to make $ investing in RE utilizing creative strategies.

The commissions in the referral program are huge.. 9750 per person you bring in, so you can imagine that attracts a lot of scumbag marketers and sales reps.

Landlording, as we know, is based more on cash flow principles and the appreciation is gravy.History has shown that over a period of ten years, RE has increased in value.

I do a combination of 2 things to increase the effectiveness of this technique.Leave them a message and say "Hey Jim, I am interested in your For Rent house so I mailed you a letter and you should receive it tomorrow.

I have been doing this on an existing campaign and one test has so far had a 300% increase over another.Yes it is a lot more work but once you get the right campaign you can continually use the same one over and over again and no what to expect.RegardsRich

Mike,Perhaps the third guy sold the 1st guy the bike, as well as the 2nd guy the crack, so he could have a down payment on the RE investment down the st. and stiff you on the rent to increase his cash flow!

My plan is to be able to invest in property for the people I help increase their credit scores by leasing/option in purchasing their first or maybe second home (BK people need new starts as well).