Stay out of banks, the personal guarantee is like a noose around your neck.

Feel out your prospect and when they are planning to do something, timeframes, then add them to your DRIP marketing and stay in touch.

This way, you can stay connected with topics that mean a lot to you.

Every year or so you should be able to buy 2-4 properties for cash if they stay at $30K.

Be sure to express your concerns to your local state senator or representative, and stay up to date on water-related bills.

Wouldn't it make more sense to stay in your current home for six more months, then sell and reinvest your tax free profit in a rehab that will be your primary residence for another two years, sell that and reinvest your tax free profit in another owner-occupied rehab?

See Brandon's http://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/2013/01/25/how-to-start-wholesaling-getting-past-the-education-and-into-the-field/Great Marketing Forum, no UNBELIEVABLE marketing forum http://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/87-real-estate-investor-marketingMaster Lease Options, well you could Sandwich lease option a SFR, stay in the middle, or Master Lease Option a Multi Family and guarantee the low NOI of a poorly managed multi family -small apartment building.

They basically told me that they really don't care as long as I double close and stay on contract.

My work ethic and my commitment to stay clean in my dealings with people and treat people with respect and fairness will speak for itself.

Pay a little to make the issue go away or find a lease loophole.I really don't want tenant to stay - but I want to be fair.