Some mentees will act as a bloodhound for the mentor, knocking on doors, driving for dollars, scouring the internet, making cold calls, or performing other services that help the mentor find new deals.

Communication is SEVERELY lacking from all the agents involved plus the brokerage.Finally, I just drive to the sellers house in person and knock on the door.

Along with the Thousands of vacant lots in the ubran cores of the Rust belt and deep south cities that have been blighted but the lots and infrastructure exits .. problem is can you get people to live there ? 

You have to grow your portfolio wide before you grow it deep.

If you have commercial experience and are an excellent asset manager (managing the property manager, driving revenue, reducing expenses,  managing GCs)You wont just provide value to a sponsorYou will be highly sought-after after by sponsorship groups.The ones worth their salt know how incredibly valuable a strong asset manager is (and how much work it takes)So if you can bring that skillset, I have a feeling it won't take long for you to find a sponsorship team. 

One of them is absolutely crushing it—she’s always hunting for leads, making calls, driving for dollars, and more.

Turnkey properties are popular in Old North, Merion Village, Southern Orchards, Old Towne East, Driving Park, North Linden, North Hilltop, Franklinton, Reynoldsburg, and Hungarian Village.For BRRRR and Fix & Flip, consider Eastmoor, Hilltop, Whitehall, and Linden.

Mine were: 216 Earl Street, Daytona Beach, FL, purchase price $325,000 and $289,0001189 Jimmy Ann Drive, Daytona Beach, FL purchase price $89,000 and $135,000There were 4 contracts, two for each address with the different prices, had the seller's name and his name as the buyer.  

I may not fully understand what drives the market and what to look for to stay ahead of the game, but I'm trying.. do you typically hold the property longer this time of the year?

There is no HOA  and the setting is such that a person would not drive up and necessarily see the roof.