I think it is a great idea to present a couple of different options to sellers, one of which could include offering a few thousand dollars down and pay the remainder of the purchase price over time, with agreed-upon terms like length of loan, interest rate, amortization, balloon payments (if necessary).

It seems to me that always working through a real estate attorney because I want a Trust Deed to protect my investment, and then waiting for recording is going to take a couple to 3 weeks to complete. 

You have enough equity to get into a couple of pretty nice investment properties in the Denver area and with the way our population is exploding I think there will be plenty of renters and some respectable appreciation for the near future.

We have been on the sidelines for too long, but we have been preparing, reading and driving for dollars over the past couple of months.

I just need couple questions answered before i fully start.

I am definitely looking at a couple different areas.

The repairs that I needed with this foreclosure was only cosmetic so I did all the repairs such as broken ceiling fans, paint, laminate floors and things of this nature was finished with them a couple of weeks.

Hi, I'm a newer investor with a couple of rentals here in Southern California.

Option #1 makes the most tax sense as I'll be paying less in taxes and at least still have some minimal access to the money, but I *hate* that option as I much prefer liquidity.

I love hearing couple stories like this.