Thankfully, this includes anyplace on the web, which is full of scammers.We follow two simple rules that have served us well:1)Never loan to someone you don’t know, even it that means getting to know them a couple of times over lunch.2)Never loan on a property you haven’t seen.This pretty much forces you to loan locally and to those you’ve met in advance.

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There's info on this all over the web.

I live in Los Angeles and the numbers just don't make sense here for cash flow to me.Some technologies/resources I use when evaluating some property are City-Data, Trulia, Zillow, Google Street View (to drive the town), City Tax Assessors web site, Realquest, Angie's List (a must!)

I am willing to wager an investor jumped into the project with private or hard money based on a very specific scope of work, and stumbled across a major issue with the septic tank or some other fundamental system.

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This is my first time purchasing a foreclosure and 1st time purchasing from a web auction.Thank you in advance.

The bottom line is there is a "right way" to invest successfully in other markets as a buy-and-hold investor.Selecting your market comes down to fundamentals like employment, job growth, and other economic factors.

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