Patrick,Chinese economy appears to have flourished as a result of less govt intervention and a more predominant capitalistic approach.

For those reasons a free CMA from a competent agent will be a more accurate source of home values.

But a more carefully constructed list, such as houses in your prospective farm areas that are owned by non-owner occupants and that have been owned a long time, for example.

I feel like i will have a more personal relationship with them.

I will update my spreadsheet as I get more solid information.Also agree on nailing down a more definite insurance premium.

My comments at times might be given a more investor spin but that pretty much requires very long posts, I often choose to just swat the fly instead of explain where the fly came from and how to draw it outside.

@Steve Babiak, there is a moral dilemma here though.We are not talking about a broken water heater, we are talking about high concentration (140,000 spores per cubic meter) of toxic black mold.and we are not talking about a bank or listing broker not knowing the condition of the property, they are aware and have been sent a test report.An unsuspecting buyer that walked into that property may not notice.

In addition, you might consider gaining the benefit of working with a more experienced lender for at least your first few of deals.

Thus, we hold the note, and the title etc. are in their names jointly.I received a message today from the wife asking "How to take her name off of the title, because they are divorcing and he wants to remain in the house".I tried to research on here to gather a more informed response, and have also contacted my lawyer as well.

well you could start by asking a few realtors in the area how healthy the market is. as for finding a tax sale something i would do is buy a tax property in a more healthy market then a poorer one just to eliminate some of the risk. another route you can use is bird doggers to help find a property for just as cheap or cheaper then a tax sale. i have about 30 i places all over the country and hey find what they can for me in there free time in return i pay then 300- 500 buck per house i close on. a good bird dogger can be very valuable and at times cheaper then targeted mailings and bandit signs.