I usually invest in a contrarian fashion, so obviously not everyone's cup of tea.

The reason to do this is to get a base line so you'll have something to compare against when creating a deal with the seller.One path to explore is to see what her sales price is (if it's fair and agreeable) then subtract that amount from her balance on her mortgage and that would be her gross equity.

The brick patio was laid by hand by an awesome guy I found on Craigslist who did all the work by himself, by hand, cigarette in mouth, flip flops and a giant jug of sun tea (again phx people, I would love to share his number, send me a message).

I have far better things to do, like play tea party with my granddaughter!

-Jon Make sure to build your core 4 https://www.biggerpockets.com/blog/core-four-real-estate-tea...Some other things to keep in mind are1) is it a landlord-friendly state2) what are  the vacancy rates (for the area you want)3) What are the driving economic forces for the area4) price to rent ratios vs appreciationThese are a few to consider, I think ohio markets are really good right now.

If you don't know her balance and she won't tell you, then there's no way to make a deal.

Not my cup of tea.  

I know that I could benefit financially from people who will default again, but that strategy is not my cup of tea.

👌I’d love to get super detailed and give you guys my life story but honestly I don’t think that matters, until we maybe meet and grab a coffee or a donut, tea or a taco, if it goes that far, which I’m hoping it does. ☕️🍩🍵🌮.So it here I am In a nutshell-25 year old - 40,000 clean after taxes ( single )-Live at home rent free-Payed off all credit cards-Payed off car loan-Currently only have about 5,000 in the bank ( just started going positive after paying off debt ) should be ^ 15,000 by the end of the year ..

I hope not to offend anyone but Austin isn't exactly my cup of tea, but I am glad to hear people are having great success in Austin and are enjoying themselves.One market I am curious about is Knoxville, I hope this triggers some keyword alerts and I can get responses.