Many of her articles on the BP blog are pretty helpful for those looking to start out wholesaling.

Dena, I would recommend that you read Eric's article at the top of the page under ADDITIONAL HELP for "How to find buyers."

With the median house price coming in at $766,000 for this area in mid 2005 (according to an article in Fortune), I am not surprised that the housing market is slowing down here.

[/size] :mrgreen: As a thanks, we're sending Patti Porter a BiggerPockets.com article of clothing.

I read an article a few days ago here & now cannot find it, A Realtor in Cape Coral, Florida is selling homes pre-construction for zero down, only deposits amounting to about $1500.. when the home is completed in 7 or 8 months it has appreciated up to 28-30% (42% per year in Cape Coral) and a $155k home is now worth around $200k.

I have read books talked with investors and read articles i am just not clear on some details.

Times when the deals and the good news are coming left and right and then there are much darker times.

:D -Excellent communication (I won't go MIA on you...even if I have bad news)-Personable-Good to go in all 50 states-100 lenders to choose from (actually work with only about 10)-Efficient (have a 3 person team in place)I look forward to hearing from you!

Here is the letter of the law from the IRShttp://www.irs.gov/newsroom/article/0,,id=105042,00.htmlIf you are lucky you can make 500k as a couple on the increased value of your primary residence when you sell it every 2 years!

Monique I just scratched the surface, We've had a 10% drop in values in something like the last 3 months an article just said recently, on top of the previous 18 months.