There is a press release from them in nearly 18 months ago talking about how they had $1bn in agreements... https://fox5sandiego.com/business/press-releases/ein-presswi...In my 17 years in real estate, I have never heard of any group that had that much money committed without taking even the first step of closing on the land.

For sellers: supply remains your leverage.What to Watch This WeekCase-Shiller + FHFA home price data (Tuesday)Jobless claims (Thursday)Producer Price Index (Friday)Inflation data will remain the biggest driver of mortgage rate direction.Technical SnapshotMortgage Bonds are pressing against resistance near 100.38 while holding support at the 25-day moving average.The 10-year Treasury remains rangebound between 4.05% and 4.126%.Translation: volatility remains possible, but no breakout — yet.

Police and even DA's don't like to deal with these things because they happen a lot, but if pressed they will sometimes prosecute. 

You will be hard pressed to find a new contractor to finish someone else's work because they don't want to be held liable if something goes south later on. 

@Angela Davis,Birmingham’s definitely a good market, but there’s some nuance to that answer because the city’s submarkets vary widely.For example, you would be hard pressed to find a cash-flowing deal in a neighborhood in southeast Birmingham like Homewood, Vestavia Hills, or Mountain Brook.On the other hand, you may have more luck in B-grade areas in the western part of the city like Hueytown, Bessemer, Forestdale, and Adamsville—or even in towns within commuting distance like Jasper.

Be prepared to answer how you will monitor the property. not everyone asks and not everyone will press hard on this, but it's good to be prepared, especially for rehab properties.4.

However, I think it's important to not only participate in the groups via social media, but also go to their physical meet-ups and press the flesh.

@Vladimir Lukyanov The more pressing questions is why the decision to purchase the property in your name then transfer title?

So you’d be hard pressed to tell em you paid exactly what it’s worth and are only doing the repairs to “break even[ and resell it. 2) Does it really matter if you plan to sell in 3 months?

Trump wants to force rates down… obviously pressing hard on Powell (even if misguided!)