In fact, they said they're scrutinized by their clients (banks) and won't take the risk of endangering a big segment of their business with one of the banks by favoring an in-house offer.Now, the story is quite different in the smaller, mom-n-pop type real estate office.

Armando runs some very slick 30 min weekend TV segments here in the NY metro area.They are so sexy that i know its a scam and they make me want to call and register.No doubt he makes boat loads of cash from training.

I was recently connected with a small local bank during a financing segment at my local REIA.

I know that some will caution a newbie about getting into a heavy rehab project on their first one, but if your family is in the contractor biz, then you have a distinct advantage over other rookies.

Is there a real estate segment that has more demand than another?

Local investors place offers a lot and since they know the market and here they have a distinct advantage over an out of state investor.

Some segments should not be invested in.

It has a distinct smell around that area sometimes other then that it is your typical community with good and bad areas.

These all have distinct tax advantages and disadvantages.I would suggest doing some research on the comparative differences between the corporate forms to get a general idea of the merits of each as well as the potential problems.

Ironically Lennar's Southeast Florida segment is the fastest growing over the past two years, almost doubling in units delivered and almost quadrupling backlog.