All Forum Posts by: Brian Upton

Hi All,

I have been driving for dollars and compiling a list of what appear to be vacant houses. I then go home and search for the owners on the county appraisal district website. If there is an alternate residing address listed for the owner, I send a letter to them asking if they are interested in selling their house.

If there is no alternate residing address listed, how do you suggest I go about finding and contacting the owner of these abandoned houses? Should I just send a letter to the abandoned house's address and hope the owner eventually stops by or are there other methods for tracking down owners?

Thanks!

Hi Everyone,

I need your help! I am scheduled to arrive to Austin, TX in about one week and had originally planned to work remotely for my company while flipping houses on the side with the hopes of eventually transitioning to full time investing. However, after speaking with many other investors and realtors, I know that the market is fully saturated at this point. Now I am having a 24th hour internal crises on whether I should settle down in Austin or San Antonio since I still have the ability to go either way!

Does anyone have any insights into the current state of flipping in San Antonio, which zip codes are good prospects and how it compares to other cities in Texas? Is it just good compared to Austin or is it strong overall for flipping? If I pull the trigger I would like to live in the northern part of the city.

Thanks for your help and support!

Brian