In the "Building Strong Credit," section it mentions that you can build stronger credit by adding alternative credit to your credit report.

Basically, we had two choices left, go conventional or portfolio but we didn't have the money for the down for either (which was $17,000 @10% for portfolio and $34,000 for conventional).

That rehab could take 2 months or 2 years your choice.

I would say it is a poor choice for your first purchase.I recommend on of the following ways in:4 Cheap Ways into Housing0% Down:NACA (https://www.naca.com)VA Loan (http://benefits.va.gov/HOMELOANS/index.asp)3.5% DownFHA (http://portal.hud.gov/hudportal/HUD?

If the outstanding balance on the mortgage is low, you could be working with the executor to find better alternatives than a trustee sale.

Flipping may or may not be the best choice for you considering your situation, but i have heard of them being done in 3 months or less, but the real issue is there is no way you can do it with only 3500 dollars.

unsophisticated investor types with limited investment alternatives.

I never said I would have zero skin in the game, but there is no way I could do an amount that large without an alternative method.

Two poor choices for tenants, a cop who threatens to put you through hell or a minster who sends you there!

(trans passing and littering) The homeowner has no choice, because it ether the home owner get fined for having the bandit signs in his yard or the person.