All Forum Posts by: Jonathan Muse

While out driving for dollars today, I came across a home that looked to be unoccupied. I stopped to take a look and talk to the neighbors and found that the house had been empty for nearly a year (the guy was a little pissed because he has been mowing the yard the entire time). After a little research on the local PVA website, I found the owner's name. I discovered that we had mutual friend (through social media) and contacted a close friend to see if he knew this person well. He not only did but offered to give him a call about the home. The person listed as the owner said that someone had purchased the house from him nearly a year before with cash and then just disappeared. He never filed any paperwork to have the deed transferred into his name!!! Does anyone know how to begin to clear this up or what the law is on abandoned property in Kentucky??

Hi guys! My name is Jon and I'm from Somerset, KY (southern Kentucky for everyone who is probably not familiar). I'm at extremely new to real estate investing. I haven't made my first deal yet but I have been out actively looking and making offers for the last couple of weeks now so it won't be long. Right now I work in Business Development for an automotive manufacturer. Your basic 9-5 with an awesome cubicle and salary. Obviously not where I intend to end up in life. That being said, I want to use real estate investing to get me out of the 9-5. Right now I don't have a lot of capital to leverage so my plan, for now, is to start in wholesaling/fix and flip and work into buy and hold properties! Anyway, excited to start in real estate!!