new member los angeles

[Phil Gearhart]

hi,

love the website and the quality of the post!

i have some buy and hold properties.  on one of these properties i have partnered with a developer to build some student housing down by USC.  the construction loan is 3 to 4 months away, at which time i will be bought out of my property by the partnership we are forming.  i'll be looking for some 1031 properties at that time to put some of the gains.

having always liked the reno process as the owner/builder, i'd like to get into flipping in the western inland empire (i live in culver city.)  i chose the IE because i want to start with $250K-$350K homes. right now i'm researching the various avenues to focus on for finding deals that fit me personally (can't see myself knocking on doors.)

any help with meetings or groups in the westside and IE area  that might fit my situation would be great (i've used meetup already.)

also,  i've only done roof repairs before, so i'm looking for some good roofing contractors for bids to do a torch down.

thanks,

phil

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