But, over time, large numbers take over and it will settle to around 50%.The people who get into trouble using this long term view of expenses are the ones who are doing short term deals.For example, you buy a building based on estimating the expenses at 50% but six months after you buy you are force to repair a failing foundation.

A possible short sale, maybe?

In fact all it'll do is spread our natios economic problem into other part of the world and just compound the problem.How can all these countries/financial advisors be this short sighted?

Hard money loans are short term, six months, maybe a year.

The funds sought to maintain a $1 share price and only invested in the safest short-term instruments available.

More and more states are requiring realtor involvement in short sale transactions (for instance Oregon and soon to be California).

I would look at all the strategies, i.e. short sales, buying REOs, Pre-Foreclosure, Note Investing, etc.

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I'm not sure if short and simple or specific and detailed is the way to go, for my letters to absentees.What do you think is most effective?

Should I concentrate on Wholesale, Default Mortgages, REO’s, Preforeclosers, Short Sales, Foreclosures, etc…..