My opinion was that all of the approximately 2000 people in the room would be well served to get up out of their chairs and back away careful repeating the following mantra, "no, not interested, no, not interested,...."

And brokers frequently have desk fees and other monthly expenses you'll have to pay.In my opinion your best bet is to find an agent who will work with you.

(we already own a four unit nearby).Step 5- Use the savings from living frugally to rinse and repeat!

@Jay Hinrichs  has pointed out repeatedly that buy-and-hold is difficult in our market because our rents are low relative to the cost of property, and our taxes are relatively high.

The leftover property may be considered of some value (not great),It seems like they have been notified repeatedly from county about delinquent taxes and impending loss of land/home over the past years time.

One year I spent over 150 days at Hiltons across the country and have the frequent flyer miles to prove it... :)My vote and post counts are goofed up for some reasons.

Buy/rehab a property, refinance all your cash back out, and keep repeating this until you get tired of it.2 Golden Rules of REI I follow:Rule #1`:  Never under any circumstances spend your seed money...use it over and over again.  

Very frequently, one of the forms you are asked to sign at admission is a waiver that allows the hospital to confirm that you are a patient if someone calls.  

Another way of looking at it, and i am sort of repeating what has already been offered, is that you 'make' your profit, ie, lock in your profit at contract time by getting the property at a good price and understanding your repair and ARV numbers, but you receive money when you sell.  

We've also used them as consultants -repeatedly- for information on various subjects: everything from dealing with problem tenants, to financing new purchases.