All Forum Posts by: Jacob Repreza

I will also agree on the cleveland bandwagon!

Just like @Account Closed mentioned sometimes the POS can be a blessing in disguise. With our last purchase, also in Cleveland Heights, they found lead in the home and we were able to negotiate a 12k reduction in price! So sometimes it works out. Congratulations and hope it's smooth sailing from here!

Wow I didn't realize Orange county did that till right now. As an agent we can look it up through the MLS. In your case I would recommend trying out deal machine, land glide, or the driving for dollars app. Don't believe they're free( might have free trials) bu they do get owner information so that might be your best shot. If you're going into any other county then yes usually the county website the easiest option.

Welcome to BP! Plenty of resources around here and I too will jump on the Cleveland bandwagon. Any questions feel free to reach out. 

Hi Christopher! I know you already signed up for classes so it might be too late for this but I wouldn't recommend getting your license if that's going to be the only reason. Are you going to be purchasing many homes throughout the year? 

I could be wrong and cleveland licensing is inexpensive and not too time consuming but I just know here in CA it was probably close to $2000 total after association fees, lockboxes, exam fees, monthly dues at the brokerage, etc etc. And thats of course disregarding the time spent in class and studying for the exam and putting the pressure on yourself to properly know the ins and outs of the contract since you will be representing yourself.  Just my two cents! 

Hi Jesslyn! Welcome to the site! We usually have a wholesaler or two come by to our meetup and me and my partner dabble in it ourselves although our main focus is investing in cleveland. I would say stop by to our meetup and although it is centered around out of state, many people with different investing focuses come by so you will find someone you want to ask a 100 questions to and it's always good to network. Any questions feel free to ask! Hope to see you there. 

https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/521-events-and-happenings/topics/789230-orange-county-investor-meetup?page=1#p4635467

SPECIAL GUEST TO BE AT MEETUP. He is an expert in out of state investing and specializes in Indianapolis. He's a seasoned investor and one of the biggest wholesalers in the region.


This local real estate meet up is for people in and around Newport Beach or anywhere in the Orange County area and beyond. I want to invite you to our FREE monthly event. This is for new investors and experienced pros, for buying locally, out of state (OOS), note buyers, JV partners, syndicators and any other type of real estate related investment. Seasoned investors will be in attendance answering questions for newbies.

*Refreshments and light snacks are provided*

*Meetup is 100% free and nothing will be pitched!*

*Guest parking is free and guest spots are any UNCOVERED parking spots*

*Address leads to leasing office and meetup will be held across the way in the lounge area*

Any Questions feel free to shoot me a message, looking forward to seeing everyone there!

The only issue with agents and why we never rely on them for comps is first they have to know how to properly run them or else they'll be no help, and secondly because of time. If you need to make a quick decision on a property, last thing you wanna do is be waiting for an agent to send you their info. 

I suggest using zillow as much as possible. If zillow is missing info then you can cross reference on property record sites and also consider getting some like propstream where you can run comps and they do a good job of organizing it. 

That is going to be the best course of action until you build a relationship with a realtor to where they might give you MLS access and you can just log on and use it yourself.

Welcome to BP Dylan! Going to send you a request as you can never know too many contractors in the area. Hope you have a great holidays 

Those are areas that we invest in. Just purchased a home in Cleveland Heights about a month ago and we're now looking at another one in lakewood. Can't go wrong with any of those imo.