Fort Wayne Indiana Investor

[Emily Baker]

My husband and I will be moving to Fort Wayne, IN this summer. He's from here and will be opening up a State Farm Agency, so this will become home for us for good. I've yet to pull the trigger with investing but have been doing a lot of research, talking to both seasoned and newbie investors, reading lots of books and listening to pod casts. The realty for my husband and I is that with the big transition of moving from CA to IN, and with him opening the agency mid summer, it will be a little while before I will be in a position to actually buy anything. But, I want to do the research now and be prepared when the season comes. I know I need to hone in on my niche, but I haven't decided yet if my focus will be initially on flipping houses or multi family properties. I think my 'passion' would be more for flipping houses but would love the long term residual of rental properties.

I'm currently reading J Scott's "The Book on Flipping Houses" and LOVE the detailed outline coaching me through each piece. Currently working on determining my "farm area", developing my financial resume, researching what buyers require in the area etc. All new for me considering I'm not from here and its very different from California. 

One of the pieces I'm really curious about is investor friendly real estate agents in the Fort Wayne area. My husband knows of plenty of real estate agents, but not necessarily investor friendly or even investor experienced. I know I will need to find an investor friendly agent to do what I want to do. Any recommendations on either agents you've worked with or how to find them?

Also, would love to hear from local investors on what your biggest tip is for this area? Whether thats a tip on what you've found to make you most successful, or something you've learned through mistakes - I just want to learn from those in the area! I do plan to jump in on any meet-ups when we move here and look forward to meeting you all!