By finding the buyer before the buyer starting looking for us.It's called "farming a territory".Pick an area you really want to buy in and start sending out postcards and flyers to those properties in that target area.Go looking for empty properties and ones that look rundown and need work.They will be potential sellers willing to sell you the property directly without agents involved.Also you can go down to the courthouse and check out who filed for bankruptcy,divorce,probate(dead relatives),etc.Write down the addresses and send them letter directly with offers to purchase the property quickly.Be proactive not,reactive in investing in SoCal real estate."

I filed for bankruptcy and I'm wanting to know if I can Co sign with my brother, who has good credit, for a 203k loan so I can be the resident of the property.

Except when it comes to student loans, it is the only debt that will follow you for the rest of your life even if you had an unfortunate turn of events and had to file bankruptcy those debts don't go away.  

However, the bankruptcy trustee can claim the deposit as an asset of the debtor's estate if the debtor does not exempt it.

Divorce, marriage, death, bankruptcy or hazard losses may not occur at all over the term, but they can and do.

Rather than projections of doom & gloom, here's a problem that is ongoing, real and a major impact to the economy - - Cities going BK.http://www.governing.com/gov-data/municipal-cities-counties-bankruptcies-and-defaults.html

I want protectIon from forclosure or bankruptcy.

They also offer a variety of real estate leads, including vacant house reports, bankruptcy lists, and sheriff sale lists, and they are excited to get to provide additional options for you. 

Depending on the circumstances, the owners may want to consider Chapter 13 Bankruptcy.

In 2013, I was in the process of getting divorced with my first wife who cheated on me, I was accused and convicted of a crime I never committed. and unfortunately, I made some stupid decisions and wound up bankrupting twice for trying to find an easy way out of my attorney fees($25,000). my bankruptcy discharges in June 2020, so it's very hard to be considered with an opened bankruptcy and a dented credit score. but, in June 2020, I am I am a motivated future real estate investor who has just started reading the bigger pockets books(great books) and am currently saving money to purchase my first fourplex in June 2020. as I am waiting, I received a General Manager promotion at my job and my credit score is also at its highest since 2010, and I was wondering if anyone knows of a good book that may help me with advice with my new and foreign promotion?