They will receive all responses from the letters sent and then they must decide what the next step will be.

Well I must say that I would be open for partnering with my mentor on certain deals to show my appreciation for their help and knowledge shared with me.

I could see it being very beneficial if you could write consistently, but I get writers block pretty easily.If you have your own site, be sure to save some of your best work for that to give people a reason to visit :)

Andrew,From what I understand, Chattel Appraisals do not include a site visit and are not recognized by the IRS.

Or else you must wait until the county has a tax lien sale and buy the back taxes from the county.

If you've got a signed contract that you must pay him comission on anything you buy, then you have to get him to sign a release that he agrees that the contract is cancelled.In future, never sign any agency form that binds you to a buyer's agent for a set length of time, and makes you liable to pay him commission on anything you buy, whether he is involved or not.When you sign a buyer's agent contract is should do no more than state that the agent will represent you and that you will pay him the commission on any house that he finds for you.You can even sign the conrtract one house at a time.If an agent wants to insist upon a more binding contract, just tell him no.

Even though the owner doesn't live there, s/he still is the beneficial owner in interest, so you must track that party down, per msedwick's suggestions, or wait for it to become an REO and buy it from the bank.

Since I am working with Realtors, what forms must I use and how should I approach it with them?

I thought I read that banks must keep a fixed dollar amount liquid for every dollar of bad debt.

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