There are lots of reasons for a property to sit around, not the least of which being that it was simply priced too high and the seller - probably a bank - was too stubborn for too long.

I did'nt have any credit cards, but the other information in the book stuck in My head.Fast forward 23 years, and after fruitlessly watching the MLS for 2 years in search of a duplex, I simply saw value were no one else did.

I am simply trying to identify an appropriate negotiating technique.

If you find yourself in this situation ever, a quick solution may be to simply give the person written permission to use that portion of your land...that breaks the time and chain for them to later claim adverse possession and ownership.

I'm glad you're realizing that you need to think about what you were doing wrong and improve, but simply heading for Jacksonville isn't the magic bullet - if you can't find good deals and buyers on your home turf, what makes you think you can find them elsewhere?

I've worked with some really successful commercial investors and some of the most interesting are those guys who simply have the chutzpah to go out, find deals, work their way into something and find themselves in the middle of great long-term plays.

Detroit loans, like other war zone loans often get in the hands of brokers because they are simply over priced and hard to liquidate.

So, many of these ploys are simply to slow the process of gum up the works allowing time for the "counselor/investor" to figure out some way to get a property sold.

Or simply he wouldn't able to get the new mortgage with chase if he did not pay off the note.

Or put simply: Are people buying RE in Hawaii because they desire homes, or because they think the home prices will rise?