All Forum Posts by: John Rogers

Look up your local investor group, and make a point to join and attend meetings...

www.cfri.net

There is a lot of truth in this.

If you are doing Tax deed purchases, at least get a birddog. (preferably a contractor you know, give them a digital camera and a pocket voice recorder and ask them to visit and give you their opinion.

Example... Haines City, FL... tax deed on what public record said was a 4/3 @ 2300 sq ft that ended up being a vacant lot because fire had destroyed the home and the town fored the owner to demolish. But... if you looked on Google, etc... there it was...

I am an authorized HUD Brokerage in the Central Florida market that works with investors, helping acquire new inventory via HUD, REO's Short Sales, Wholesales, auctions, etc.

We also offer rehab services, and will assist with marketing and selling when complete.

I look forward to expanding my knowledge and assisting wherever I can.

John Rogers

Almost every major city has a real estate investing group. Locate the local group and ask internally for a real estate agent who understands the "investor mindset", which is totally different than how a homeowner looks at properties.

I am a brokerage in Orlando, and we focus on procuring HUD houses for investors who either rehab or wholesale. The home they focus on are a lot different than those of a family looking for their "forever home".

Plus... the side benefit of the REIA will be a Rolodex of good local contractors.

The best advice I have seen here is from Jon Holdman.

I rehab houses and have done the "put up a ledger/ use a T-shaped deadman on the other end to hang by myself. With the amount of time you spend doing this, it is a lot less expensive to do the "Craigslist trick". I advertize under unskilled labor, looking for a helper on a day to day basis. After three times, I ended up with a qualified, unemployed, ex-Army Ranger that is the hardest working guy I know... and worth every penny of $ 10/hr.

Find a "Mentor" who truly knows the market, and clone the skills and capabilities they have. Example: Join CFRI, the Orlando based investor group and attend the monthly meetings to rub elbows with other investors. If you choose to use a mentor, there are wonderful teachers in the area like Augie Byllott...