If you develop the reputation as an able and willing buyer, deals will flow your way!

Something new - the City of Philadelphia now will not pick up mattresses that are being disposed of in the trash unless the mattress has been placed into huge plastic bags designed for mattress disposal - due to bed bugs ...

I would suggest completely passive investments such as :1) Rental property managed by a reputable management company2) Performing Notes/Liens serviced by a good loan servicing companyKick back and collect the cash flow on any of the above no matter what you are doing, or where you are located.

Maybe we can help each other.One of the hardest tasks I had was finding a trustworthy and reputable Real Estate agent.

Are they a reputable and decent company?

The same goes for Memphis where we already have a great reputation, but have wanted to begin to buy beyond just the realtor listed properties.I am not sure how many properties you should have or how many you will have, but for me, I have been very happy with the results we have received so far and we are getting the very typical 3-5% response rate on the letters we send...especially after sending the third mailing and beyond.

It is used by a large PM company in my area with a good reputation but it is available to everyone.

Plastic is the only way to go.

My brother in law got lured, hooked and reeled in by a 5 yr lower interest hard money, property didn't re- appraise high enough they fed on his bleeding carcas until he could sell.Find reputable HM with proven track record I did 3 last yr without a problem.

How do you determine if they are reputable?