Interesting there was no competition. 

Generally when people are looking for alternatives to the market norms then they are selling deal that aren't sellable.Zero Down Lenders aren't as good.If a lender is offering a Zero Down Payment option then they may be offering terms that really aren't as competitive and they may even have some other motive.

My vote button seems to not be working once again, otherwise I would have voted already (I have told Josh of this trouble more than once, but it comes and goes; later on I will probably have no trouble voting on this thread, but for now... )How about getting "Subject To" property into SDI, any special considerations about that?

I use a company that provides lists that seem pretty good (as measured by response rates), but it gets pretty expensive.And, to Arnold's point, there is a lot of competition with these lists.

This is my competition, so I need to know everything about them.

Additionally, if you are in the right area, your competition is low due to the destroyed housing inventory.

The people behind this use the "catchy" email subject of "Learn How To Embarrass Your Competition - This Wednesday"Dear Investor, There's a dirty secret that other real estate professionals won't share with you.

You don't need to play them against each other, but let them know that this is a competitive bid.

There are a few exceptions - some of the marina developments are more competitive but bear in mind these can be like ghost towns out of season.

Court house properties in my area have way too much competition!