It told me it was worth a shot.

If you are trying to obtain ownership of this property with no cash investment on your part and you are not very experienced you have no shot.

And look what happened then; gold, oil, etc shot up.

To me rental property is supposed to increase my income, not leave it flat.I guess though, you could get into a situation where you replace the windows and that cost has shot through all your cashflow, so you're actually not cashflowing that year but yet you can't deduct those as an expense, so you still show income on your taxes....

We also ask for a records from a local vet showing the animal has up to date shots.

Therefore, if you are are trying to win at club tennis, you shouldn't try to ace that serve or hit that killer backhand.  

You might have a shot at this with a small, local bank.

I'm guessing you actually COULDN'T get a conventional loan, because now your credit is shot to hell from having $120,000 worth of credit card debt.

Bob - This is an extreme long shot, but I may be willing to invest but would have to partner.  

The market I'm moving to seems scarce on duplexes.It seems my only shot is to work hard and hunt for a SFR pre-foreclosure and live in it for a year, but with limited time to move and three small kids, it seems like a needle in hay stack.