I know this will come as a great, great surprise to everyone. /sarcasm

http://www.propublica.org/article/bank-of-america-lied-to-homeowners-and-rewarded-foreclosures

And, it will really teach you a lot about people and life in general.Our government employees in Washington D.C. would benefit greatly if they left the marble hallways and managed a number of residential properties.

I was actually having this discussion with a well known poker pro a couple months ago -- apparently he was able to get a couple mortgages on a primary residence and vacation houses back in the mid-2000s and to this day has never missed a payment...but mortgage brokers are telling him that his only option these days are portfolio lenders (who would likely require him to collateralize the loans).

I'd highly recommend setting up a few Keyword Alerts for subjects you know well (and also your local city name) so when those terms are discussed, you can jump into those conversations.

I'd like to start a discussion about writing off business expenses and what can or cannot be written off.

I'm probably aiming a little too high but this is just a preliminary discussion.

Try and stay engaged in discussions on the forums.

Thanks Steve, pretty helpful except that particular discussion talks about the complexities of buying directly from the bank and not bulk owners.

Can you discuss how you went about acquiring the property?

Get engaged in the forum discussions and keep us updated on your progress.