All Forum Posts by: Giovanna Jeanina Joubert

@Steve Morris Dear steve, 

I'm not sure how to interpret your message, but I am looking for somebody who simply does not have time to look for and analyze deals and would not mind paying a finders fee for someone that does the work for them.

How I would find these deals? below I'll list you 27 ways :) 

On a more serious note, I myself am financially ready to invest but feel like I need more education. therefore I am super eager to analyze deals for others to gain experience, and if one of those deals will end up being an actual investment there could be a commission for the finder and it would be a double win.

Ways to find deals :) 
 

- MLS

- Driving for dollars (and actively asking)

- Your inner and outer circle (social clubs and groups)

- Real estate clubs 

- BP marketplace

- Direct mail marketing 

- Pre-foreclosure (contact home owners ahead of time)

- Courthouse steps

- Eviction records

- Craigslist adds

- Craigslist keywords

- Tax liens  

- Yard signs

- Billboards

- Car signs 

- Radio commercials 

- Looking for 'for sale by owners'

- Expired listings 

- Family and friends 

- Newspaper adds

- Landlord magazines

- Blogging or content marketing 

- SEO (search engine optimization) 

- Wholesale 

- Commercial brokers

- Online market places 

Hi my dear BP community,

Is there such a thing or market for finding deals for other real estate investors for a commission without working for a company/bureau/agency ect. But more with a personal approach and relation.

Would love to know more about this or an equivalents of this.

@Wale Lawal Thank you for your amazingly helpful message. It feels very good to get feedback and tips from other immigrants. 

@Wale Lawal thank you! Do you have any advice on how to research it I’m the most accurate way? For now I’m using books, BP, YouTube video’s and BP meetings and webinars.

@Monique Burns Thank you loads for your reply! The reply I was as hoping for. As a beginner I realize that there are a lot of things you simply don’t think about. Grateful to have resources such as this one.

@Tchaka Owen and Washington and Oregon are for now the only places I will think of for my first investments, but I will be traveling to the south more in a view years. So thats where I would like me second investment to be. And I would like to start my research soon (can’t help the excitement of either :) )

@Cameron Tope

Thank you for that tip! I would say I don’t have any history here since I just moved to the states so maybe no advantages. Or unless being an immigrant could have an advantage somewhere, or maybe dual citizenship or having work opportunities somewhere. You gave me something to think about, thank you.

@Jesus Roman thank you! I will definitely take you up on that.

@Jesus Roman

Yeeeeey! I had Houston on my list ranking 1 so far, so it feels amazing getting the confirmation that I did my research right so far.

Hi BP community!

I am new to BP and investing and The United States and my biggest question right now is what location/state to focus my research on.

At the moment I live in White Salmon Washington, and I want to buy my first property (duplex) before the end of next year, not too far out of reach so that I can manage it myself.  (what is far? 2 hours of driving?) 

But there will be a lot of traveling in 2 or more years. The plan is to outsource property managing before that time and then, buy my second property more on the southern half of the united states (Hawaii and Puerto Rico not excluded).

If there is anybody out there with experience or tips and advice on where to research or invest around the Gorge area/Portland/Oregon/Washington I would love to hear from you. 

Or if there is anybody out there, with any advice on which state with the following requirement, has good potential for finding a successful second and third duplex property, I would also love to hear from you.  
Requirements
A state with:

- A big well known thriving metropolitan city 
- All year round pleasant to hot climate 
- Rental property owner friendly laws
- Rental property owner tax benefits or other financial benefits rules and laws

I am looking and searching actively myself as well, so if there are any tips out there to speed up the process with for example good recourses, feel free to message me or reply on this topic.

Thank you so much in advance!

Gio