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All Forum Posts by: Luis G Sanchez

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Post: Novice Investor Wants to Find a Fixer

Luis G SanchezPosted
  • Residential Real Estate Broker
  • Los Angeles, CA
  • Posts 1
  • Votes 0

Hello.

I own my home and 3 rental homes.  I have a foreclosure on my record and a short sale from 4 years ago.  Because I show overall losses on my taxes for the rental homes and my credit is not great, I am unable to qualify for a home purchase. 

Because I cannot qualify for a new mortgage and do not have enough cash for a downpayment, I am interested in using a hardmoney loan to buy and flip a fixer to pay off my mortgages.

I have some experience with contractors to repair the properties for rent.

I have a full time job and I coach my children's sports teams, so I do not have a lot of time to dedicate to find deals.  

I am a licensed real estate broker, and am inactive in terms of selling homes.  I can see everything on the multiple listing service, and I need to find deals that are NOT on the market.

I have seen the videos / pod casts / heard the techniques for finding a fixer:

-driving for dollars, pre-foreclosures, real estate clubs, sending mailers, lead generation website, etc.

In your experiences, what has been the best and easier way to find a fixer (not on the market) to flip