Newbie from Sarasota, FL

[Alan Sherman]

Hello out there, I'm Al Sherman from Sarasota, FL I have been a certified residential appraiser in Colorado and Nevada for the past 25 years. Just recently moved to Florida and looking to start a new career in real estate investing. I would like to find someone in my area: Sarasota -Bradenton that can show me the way to make smart investing moves. I am an expert at determining property values especially ARV's just need to learn the way to find cash buyers in my area and most important how to put the deals together the right way. If you can show me how to put a deal together I can help you determine the correct market value of a property-before and after any needed repairs. By the way if anyone knows of investors in the Denver-Colorado Springs area or Henderson-Las Vegas areas- I have access to info that can find great deals. I do property reviews and BPO's reviews in these areas all the time and run across deals way below market value.

Thanks,

Hope to hear from you soon

Al Sherman

[J. Martin]

Hello Alan. You came to the right place! I’m a buy/fix and hold investor in the Bay in CA. But you’ll find a variety of all strategies here on the website. A few tips on the website and on meeting some fellow investors:

Search for local meetups here or google a local REI club to network with other investors. On the site, the "Learn" link across the top navigation bar has lots of great info, and so do the forums. You can tag people by typing @ before you type their name, then clicking their name when it pops up at the bottom of the message box. You can click on the ‘vote' button if you like someone's post or is helpful, and there are ‘awards' to earn on your profile. Good luck on everything!