If you have an interior flee infestation in a rehab, rental or your own home, the green way to remove the problem is to get a large bowl of water with soapy suds, place it on the floor in a room (the infested room) and plug in a nightlight above the water bowl.

Under the window on the right at the bottom of the steps I see a concrete planter with a tall green planting.

This will take the guesswork out the whole process and allow you to focus your energy.

Be careful, the last one I bought was a vacant lot that was not buildable in Greene Co....I got it for fill dirt for Habitat for Humanity!

In my experience, REO purchases are by far the way to go here in SO CAL as short pays take too long, have smaller chances of success, and the time and energy (and expense) you must put into them is often wasted by the bank's unwillingness to play ball.

I think the McMansions for the middle and upper middle class is a fading fad, especially with more green minded youngsters moving up.

I am pretty green so any help or mentorship would be appreciated.Thanks and I am really looking forward to posting and learning on these forums!

On the other hand, if you are not going to put much time or energy into it then birddoging maybe better for you.

This is a great lesson--to learn to leverage all the resources available to you, especially your time and energy.

Even if you have to pay the points (can be paid out of the BLOC) as long as the fees aren't too costly and the terms of the BLOC are competitive I would consider all options.It would be a time consuming task to go directly to all of the lenders when the broker who has had the experience with the lenders can save the investor the time and energy to guide you directly to the lenders that will approve you and not waste time.In my view it's all about finding the path of least resistance when it comes to obtaining BLOCs.