I'm taking a much more "business owner" type approach to investing now than I did before.I am about 90% finished writing my business plan, using The Ultimate Beginner's Guide as a tool to help me get the plan in order.  

Almost all short sales forgive the remaining balance, but the owner needs to "qualify" for the short sale due to a financial hardship, not simply just being upside down on the mtg.

What I mean by that, We were trying to determine the equity %, comps in the area etc, by the time we called the owner back, they were not interested/motivated so it was a waste of time.

your tax's are probably based on owner exemptions.. so WAY tax's on a 125k home in Texas or Houston will only be 700  a year more like 2,000 plus a year...

I am beginning to do a few owner financed sales. 

Stories: 2Year Built: 1984Lot Size: 6.14 ACAPN / Parcel ID: 3-29-00-058.02Last Verified: 3/18/2016 Highlights Over $250,000 Invested in Capital Improvements in the Past 24 MonthsSeveral Units Completely Rehabed with several HVAC/Appliances replacedUpside through Rent Increase to market rate, Improved Management & adding new unitsWell below Replacement CostCash on Cash Return : 25.31% (I do not know how they are getting this number)Internal Rate of Return (IRR) : 23.22% (I also don't know how they got this number)DescriptionValue add opportunity for a new owner. 36-unit, garden-style apartment community built in 1984, the property contains 5 two-story and 1 one-story buildings encompassing wood exteriors and pitched roofs.

@Dan KrupaFollowing are the similarities and differences between the solo 401k and the self-directed IRA.The Self-Directed IRA and Solo 401k Similarities Both were created by congress for individuals to save for retirement;Both may be invested in alternative investments such as real estate, precious metals tax liens, promissory notes, private company shares, and stocks and mutual funds, to name a few;Both allow for Roth contributions;Both are subject to prohibited transaction rules;Both are subject to federal taxes at time of distribution;Both allow for checkbook control for placing alternative investments;Both may be invested in annuities;Both are protected from creditors;Both allow for nondeductible contributions;Both are prohibited from investing in assets listed under I.R.C. 408(m); andThe Self-Directed IRA and Solo 401k DifferencesIn order to open a solo 401k, self-employment, whether on a part-time or full-time basis, is required;To open a self-directed IRA, self-employment income is not required;In order to gain IRA checkbook control over the self-directed IRA funds, a limited liability company (IRA LLC) must be utilized;The solo 401k allows for checkbook control from the onset;The solo 401k allows for personal loan known as a solo 401k loan;It is prohibited to borrow from your IRA;The Solo 401k may be invested in life insurance;The self-directed IRA may not be invested in life insurance;The solo 401k allow for high contribution amounts (for 2016; the solo 401k contribution limit is $53,000, whereas the self-directed IRA contribution limit is $5,500);The solo 401k business owner can serve as trustee of the solo 401k;The self-directed IRA participant/owner may not serve as trustee or custodian of her IRA; instead, a trust company or bank institution is required;When distributions commence from the solo 401k a mandatory 20% of federal taxes must be withheld from each distribution and submitted electronically to the IRS by the 15th of the month following the date of each distribution;Rollovers and/or transfers from IRAs or qualified plans (e.g., former employer 401k) to a solo 401k are not reported on Form 5498, but rather on Form 5500-EZ, but only if the air market value of the solo 401k exceeds $250K as of the end of the plan year (generally 12/31);When funds are rolled over or transferred from an IRA or 401k to a self-directed IRA, the amount deposited into the self-directed IRA is reported on Form 5498 by the receiving self-directed IRA custodian by May of the year following the rollover/transfer.Rollovers (provided the 60 day rollover window is satisfied) from an IRA to a Solo 401k or self-directed IRA are reported on lines 15a and 15b of Form 1040;Pre-tax IRA contributions on reported on line 32 of Form 1040;Pre-tax solo 401k contributions are reported on line 28 of Form 1040;Roth solo 401k funds are subject to RMDs;A Roth 401k may be transferred to a Roth IRA (Note that from a planning perspective, it may be advantageous to transfer Roth Solo 401k funds to a Roth IRA before turning age 70 ½ in order to escape the Roth RMD requirement applicable to Roth 401k contributions including Roth Solo 401k contributions and earnings.)

I'm buying 260 absentee owner listscan i print the letters on white papers ori have to hand write on yellow papers?

I'm buying 260 absentee owner listscan i print the letters on white papers ori have to hand write on yellow papers?

.- I would get a lender's title insurance policy to make sure you are indeed in first position and the person/entity you are lending to is the owner.- Borrower pays all closing costs, usually subtracted from loan proceeds upfront.- Make sure the interest plus points doesn't exceed usury in your state, I don't know what it is in Florida.