It is important to understand exactly what seasoning issues ARE and this has also been made very clear by Aaron and others on this forum.

I checked the court records, they had filed for divorce, I assumed the sale was causing the divorce to hang fire (this is a community property state), and made them a low ball/slightly less than ZERO OUT offer.

•I suggest you have at least 10,000 business cards made with your offer of the $500.00 bounty and hand them out in stacks to everyone you can.

I must say it is rewarding knowing that you did the work on your own and made a huge difference.

I've made money bird dogging, landlording, and flipping.

The big point that was made is to make it a campaign,don't write just one letter, but follow up with subsequent letters.

And filing of objections or errors in the assessment of the property.Scavenger Sale BooksThese books contain (for any year in which there is a Scavenger Sale) an accounting of all properties eligible for Scavenger Sale and information on any bids made at the Scavenger Sale and redemption's made afterward.Property Record CardsThe Assessor’s Office has a card for every property containing all information concerning assessment.Current information is also kept on microfiche or Computerized Data Files.The most up-to-date property data is contained in the Computerized Data File.This information is available to the Assessor’s staff but not to the public on a regular basis.

Enjoyed your post all cash, and appreciated all the info it contains.I watched & studied the market, and read all the re investment articles I could find for about 1 yr before I jumped in & made my first investment.I think posting on & reading thru this website has helped me more than any book or article I have read.

Many sellers have backed out at closing (legally bound or not) once they see the money they could have made on their own.

When I first started I made a profile of what type of transactions and what type of clients I enjoy working.