He kept in touch with local contractors, and one tipped him off about a homeowner who ran out of funds mid-renovation.

Quote from @Shawn Questa: A few times I've reached out to Cash Buyers and they would tell me that they are a part of an Investment Group and that they are ready to quickly Close Deals would be happy to work with me.Later I would come to find out that they are actually a Group of Wholesalers, like me.I guess I would prefer to Work directly with the Investor, Cash Buyer or Flipper. 

It is harder to find good information if the forum is cluttered with low value information. 

MRFF4236RZI'll add to this as well.

HI @James TobinAs you get into the RE market, regardless of where you choose use this website as a good starting point to find out what the areas are likehttps://www.areavibes.com/Best of luck from Fort Worth 

I'm an out of state investor looking to understand and learn the Pittsburgh market.

Chris, I can't seem to share a document on here to send you one of mine, but you can copy/paste the following template into a Word Document and create your own.

Also if any NJ agents that are familiar with using these and transitioning out of them can reach out for some advice and education that would be great seeing that I will need an investor Friendly agent over here to help guide me through everything.

It offers a great opportunity to learn the ins and outs of the industry while building a network. 

Kyle,Before you do this call your lender or who ever is serviing the mortgage and find out if they allow a transition into an LLC or if they have a "Due on Sale Clause".