All Forum Posts by: Brian L.

If you're seeking a wholesale deal I wouldn't go through a realtor. Visit a local REIA, look at CL ads, talk to other investors, etc. Ideally you don't want to have to pay a realtor on a wholesale deal. I'm not against paying realtors...on retail deals.

Take a look at the Wholesaling Forum, it's a great place to get an idea of what people are doing.

Hello @Qulia Brunson and welcome to BP! Sounds like you've got a pretty solid idea of what you want to do. Good luck!

Autofolder? My wife hates when I call her that. She does a great job though.

Looking pretty good. Please read paragraph 3 carefully, the words don't make sense, hopefully you haven't printed all of them yet. Anyway, let us know how it turns out.

I would say that most good deals are made not found. I don't know that I would say that looking online is a waste of time but it should not be your only source for sure. Even in Denver there are people making deals off of the MLS and Craigslist and whatever. Don't look somewhere, look everywhere!

Hello @Joe Gravelle and welcome to BP! What kind of investing are you planning to do? There are a lot of great Denver folks here to answer any questions you might have about our market. Good luck!

There are so many things you can do with your cash. I think the best way to decide would be to clarify yours goals. If you want a flip you could consider a hard money loan. It's a high interest rate but it's short term. $30k could be a decent down payment on a buy and hold. it really depends on exactly what you want.

Hello @Amanda Wright and welcome to BP. There are a ton of resources here for new investors and a ton of great people to answer questions and help you along the way. Good luck on the your exam!

There is no replacement for experience but there are some things you can do. As suggested above, call around and get quotes, have a contractor walk the property with you, go to the home improvement stores and see what things cost, etc. Probablty the best way to get started on estimating costs is by reading and doing. I have been reading The Book on Estimating Rehab Costs by J. Scott and I am learning a ton. The details covered by J are awesome and there are a lot of things that I would never think of as a beginner.