One thing I've been thinking about alot lately is that there has been alot of murmurings in Washington about a National Health Care plan.

I just picked it up today along with Rich Dad Poor Dad.Looking forward to reading both and I will post my review when I finish it.

So regardless of age,color or health we could all do this.

I would probably drag a poor agent around to view every potential deal I find :)I appreciate the advice though and will reconsider what my short term goals right now.

At this point, you will have a realistic idea of what you can pay and how likely he is to accept it (based on what he owes) and can talk to your friend and determine if there is any possibility of working out a deal.If he won't consider an offer in your profitable range, then resorting to buying sub2 and pursuing a lease option is probably working too hard to make a poor deal work (IMHO).

This was done to my second house , the heat worked great , AC was poor at best , I reducted the AC unit to come down from the attic , big difference , and 7 grand later

That's not to mention the poor advice given by many just having the urge to post.

In all honesty, it's more common for me to see vacant homes with basement walls needing EXPENSIVE repairs due to poor landscaping and/or improperly installed gutters.In short, I'd say keep your options open regarding vacant slab homes. :)

this means your mortgage payment car payment health insurance life insurance and all the other things you would need to pay. this includes utilities and internet and a cell phone and the like. do you have a spouse that still works?

It is also a health hazard and smells foul.