If I find one deal a year that I make more than the annual price tag of the license AND/ONLY because I have a license/MLS access, I can assess the value, walkthrough the property and submit an offer ahead of my competition, is that really a con? 

If I can go ahead and get another ~50k (perhaps borrow from my parents, though they seem to think the idea of flipping is silly and a waste of time so I don't know about that), I might go ahead and purchase a list for some direct mailings.

Be straight with them.

Gregory-When I finally get the ball rolling on all of this, I plan on looking into the Round Rock area of Austin for my first purchase, just as a heads up.

It seems pretty straight forward.

I put down 7% as a starting point on the straight money option and she said they liked the looks of 7%.

Thank you ahead of time to anyone who has any information to share.  

Account Closed Glad you are thinking ahead - but you are thinking too far ahead for a beginner tax lien investor.

Can you tell me a little more about it and what it offers for a person that does not have access to the MLS.Yes, I can and will go check it out, but getting information straight from the source is also very cool. :)Thanks...

Hi everyone and thank you in advance for any advice you may have.I have a situation where I purchase a house 6 month's ago for a family member,my daughter,to move into.I applied for and received permits to do construction repairs to the property.Since the house was purchased by me for a family member,I as the homeowner was able to pull the needed permits.I am not a licensed contractor.The permits were for scope of work/general repairs and minor electrical repairs.In my state of South Carolina if an owner pulls permits on second homes or investment properties,you are not allowed to sell or rent the property for two years.Well do to unforeseen circumstances,illness in family,my daughter can not move in and I will need to list the house for sell.It will cause me some financial problems if I try to keep it.The majority of the repairs have been done but are not complete.I need to sell the house in unfinished as is condition.My question is has anyone dealt with open permits when selling a property.The permits are with the County of Charleston and they have always had a hard nosed attitude about generating revenue.I know the most obvious answer will be to call the building dept. and find out what to do,but just wanted to get a heads up before I do from anyone who may have had a similar experience.Thank you....