Reed's reviews or just call him up for a recommendation - I doubt you will go wrong.I would guess, though this contradicts posts here and no offense is meant, that just surfing the bigger pockets forums as your sole source of information to become a successful wholesaler or real estate investor would leave you with an incomplete education, at best.

My passions are my kids/family, surfing and mountain biking.My real estate experience so far... my wife and I have purchase 3 primary residences using our VA entitlements.

This allows for me to work and surf the web (i.e. reading biggerpockets).

We looked at a fixer up at Folly last year but were not ready to buy.We were there in July and the place was hopping, it seems to be a popular surfing spot.

I can't link it here but search for a meet up in Los Alamitos at Taco Surf.

As I surf the wealth of these forums and learn the tidbits of information one thing remains the same "I Need a mentor", "Help I Need a Mentor", "Mentor needed in the NY area", etc, etc, etc....Another thing remains constant.... "0 replies , 6 views", "0 replies 13 views", etc....Now for those of you who keep posting this let me start out by reminding you the definition of insanity...insanity- doing the same thing repeatedly with the expectation of different results.....

.. these are all questions you need to answer and look for .. believe me if you look at zillow , realtor.com,  Trulia, mls ( just ask a local realtor to set you up with daily updates and access to mls ) and craigslist for sale .. fsbo .. even the newpaper ( some of you might remember what that is ) lol.. answer is ..there is no easy quick way to learn your market .. just takes time and alot of computer surfing ... i forgot another resorce ... your local real estate agents ..they should know your market ..dont be afraid to cold call some and ask questions .. one thing i have learned .. people who love what they do also love to talk about it ..God Speed to everyone ..   

I'm couch surfing until I can close out a new multifamily.

the conditions are varied but majority of blds are classified as D bld and "high" crime neighborhoods high for maine not usa but some sporadic improvements are being realized around court house, canal by river, canal by rt 495, kennedy park, and ice arena by high school. outside this area is much safer and better quality overall conditions, neighborhoods esp near bates college, or closer to highway. more sfr and less multis.many use local long term experienced property management teams unless your strong experienced landlord with systems in place. i have rented too and be inside many lewiston buildings. some transplants have cultural programming like keeping or killing or processing livestock in apartments cupboards and trash accumulation is issue. i have dealt with many lewiston applicants and my experience many with high percent of eviction and or conviction history or both. most are limited by section 8 rules. many my tenants were on younger side, and many had mmj cards and smoke indoors. allow friends couch surf, but some are entrepreneurial but have wrong product. deals can be had. but don't scrimp on professional inspections, or onsite interviews. buildings can be fixed much easier than tenants can.be very careful of flipping single family homes in this tree block area. it wont likely be sold to live in homeowner but rented out by displaced local.

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