Appliances by name, model, id number and agreed sale value/ Add it all up and enter the personal property as a lump sum on the settlement statement.

There have been foreclosures well in advance of the current mortgage and bubble mess....The interesting thing I see are the comments from Judge Robert Gibson who allegedy says "You've got people out there whose business model is, 'I’m going to target through bogus ads people who don’t speak English very well and are getting foreclosed upon and losing their homes, and I’m going to steal the money they do have.'

The 100% model everyone and their brother is doing it today in Atlanta.I see stuff for 150.00 a transaction now.It's saturated and there just isn't the money in it now that used to be.Hope it helps.

For our business model, we have focused on north & north west phoenix, but a deal is a deal and they can be found all over the valley.

I agree that Argus is overkill for what you are likely going to use it for.If you PM me I am happy to share some of my models that you may want to use as a baseline for constructing your own.

Anybody ever have any luck saying, "Yes, we'll pay the re-key fee, but WE get to specify the brand and model of replacement"?

I would not argue that point, but would not use that in my own business model.

I've considered this business model in the past, but it's always seemed that I couldn't mark-up the property enough to cover the loss I'd take when selling the note.

Now, I'm researching if it is possible to do the same here in the NYC area if I use the same business model (Partners = Realtor, Contractor, Investor)?

It is modeled on British system.It didn't give any more details, so not sure if it will only be limited to corporations or be extended to individuals, in particular landlords.