Just looked at the past few years of tax lien lists for Yavapai county Arizona. Noticed there is an 8.6% jump in the number of liens in the auction this year. An additional 390 certificates over the 2011 auction.

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I think the more information you can present the first time you talk to a potential investor, the more credibility you will have and you increase your odds of closing the deal.I agree with J, flip it yourself, it sounds like a quick turn if your numbers are correct.

Second thing about condo's which I'm sure has been mentioned is the HOA fees- they are always increasing and its like having a landlord who offers no benefits.Lastly don't forget that you can get the condo foreclosed on by an HOA in an effort to get paid- you can pay the mortgage for the next 30 yrs free and clear and owe $1000 to the HOA and they foreclose.

So what if Chicago Cubs can't win a World Series, we beat out rest of the country when it comes to home price drop..lolAnyway, interesting article..I wouldn't have imagined Phoenix will be the one with price increase..

You can always just check in to your own thread to bump it back to the top to increase your odds of a response.

I also purchased two more residential lots and have began working on floor plans for one of the two.I always do an inventory at the first of the year with regards to current status of commodities and assets and increase or decrease accordingly.

For years I had a few builders that specialized in in-filling, sometimes the adjacent lot owner was a good prospect because it increased the options to that owner, sometimes I was able to use the lot as a down payment on something else or able to have that owner use it to buy something else, so if you can get an option for $10 at a good price it's a cheap gamble.

Depending on the chain they have a selected broker handling their growth and searches for them.The restaurant also has a builder that does spec work for them.Not all restaurants have free standing and some only have in line models.You have to see what the product mix is for the area.Example if 20 pizza places are in a 2 mile radius the saturation rate might be to high for a particular restaurant.They look at demographics,price for the land,required easements,traffic flow for time of day whether they are mainly a lunch driven business or dinner.Shape of the parcel for architectural work,flow,and what model of restaurant they can build there.Example a franchise has 3 size models.Data for the area suggest the biggest model.Your parcel would only fit their smallest building.In that case they might see about buying another parcel to increase size or find another location.Chain restaurants usually lease the space so they can free up capital to keep growing locations and their brand.

It's causing increased wear on the unit thats apparent on my inspections.

I know that source would not be as good as it once was either but I have a subdivision there where the activity does increase with things strengthening.