I put 20% down using personal and private lending.How did you add value to the deal?

Really cheap to aquire and almost doubles in value after he uses the bobcat to level it out....

While I’m open to both turn-key and fixer-upper properties, my preference leans slightly toward value-add opportunities where I can improve the property and increase equity or cash flow.That said, I’m also happy to consider turn-key options that provide immediate cash flow if they fit within my investment strategy.

THAT is the kind of value Quest gave.

There are a lot of pieces that go into the deals and giving someone a percentage of profit will start to become less of a value than what it was at the beginning. 

The biggest thing to me is buying in quality areas that will increase in value over time.

House gets foreclosed on when a borrower is not paying its debt obligations - typically its mortgage.buying foreclosures is not for the faint of heart as you have no idea of the interior of these properties lastly while it can be beneficial also realize if there are a lot in an area those homes are the new comps when trying to sell so it lowers home values in an area 

Comps do not lie, if she pulled similar ones then that's what it is but if the agent did not take into account the bedroom and lot size that would change the value.

The condo I'm selling in CA could sell for approximately $600k, and I was thinking of rolling that into 2 condo/townhomes valued at about $250k each, then doing DST for the remaining around $100 for the 1031.

It's a good practice to overestimate costs and underestimate after-repair values (ARV) to keep your expectations realistic.