If you find a good deal and a willing seller, perhaps try to wholesale or joint venture with an experienced investor.

I should have always been on the look out for an evolution mentor w/I real estate.Expanding further--I started at the tough end of the spectrum "buy and hold" versus at the knowledge end of the spectrum on hybrid/derivative deals like: subject 2s, owner financed, Lease options, wraps, joint venturing with owners to fix, retail resale something they would otherwise not have the capital, time, or other resources to do. 

Does anyone have one I could use? If necessary, one for TN would be ideal, though I think we just file it on the federal level and not state. I found a deal and my partner is bringing funds for a down payment on the b...

We thought about making that house my principal residence and our current house his principal residence but remaining married and filing income tax jointly?

We will meet at the Holiday House on Rt 7 at 12:00 noon Saturday - Date - this meeting is free - come joint us to network, bring your deals, your questions, cards and flyers.

Kevin:Are they tenants in common or (more probably) joint tenants?

I have a degree in Finance and this is what I do, I would like to be more on the conventional lending side in a way, to see more RE deals, but I do SBA loans so I get knee deep in local business financials and analysis.

SOME unimproved land for sale have been sitting on MLS for over a year and a half and show no signs of moving.Finally, my question is would it make sense to offer LAND sellers a joint venture deal allowing us to finance the build on their land to sell together and splitting the profits?

If you've lived in it for at least 2 of the last 5 years, you can sell it and exclude the proceeds from your income calculation, up to $250k of gain, or $500k if married and filing jointly.

I am very much interested in small strip joint with national tenants that have lease laid out until another 8 to 10 years.