My time is my most valuable commodity, so I'm not opposed to buying lists.You can kill two birds with one stone; click2mail now has absentee owners lists.

My time is valuable also - don't waste it.

Quit posting the same responses promoting yourself as a buyer to every question involving a short sale.That is not what these forums are about.Add something valuable to the conversation or stay quiet.

Thanks qkjones and financeexaminer for the valuable advise.

Members here are willing to give and share which helps build a knowledge base and a network of valuable contacts.I've tried several other real estate related sites and did not appreciate the spam, lack of participation, lack of meaningful content, etc.

One very valuable lesson I got from her was to not buy cheap crap.

With money from California Investors this company began purchasing large blocks of property that had been boarded up for 20 + years due to the steel industry going belly up.

Using a 1031 exchange allows built in capital gains to be put into larger properties that allow further depreciation.There are a number of strategies to employ that becomes more valuable with scale.For those that work a W-2 job, real estate investments can shield a significant portion of your ordinary income.

I have subscription that has been valuable.

Try to find some real investors to work with so that you don't end up wasting your valuable time.