Look at it as one piece of the puzzle.

I am very new to the country, just 7 years old and am in the real estate business for the last 2 years.Investing in fixers is a topic of interest to me but since I have never done it for myself, I am in an exploratory stage, just trying to get more info, guidance and leads on such properties in the bay area.I am a bit reluctant to look outside the state.Just sharing something- I invested in pre construction apartments in India and just doubled my money even before they are ready for possession !!

This is very puzzling for me :roll : help me please if you could... thank youA house the owner died, no wife, no children.

Without goals you are essentially trying to put together a puzzle without having a box to look at the picture on.1.

Thank you for the explaination, but it still leaves me puzzled.

If you've never done this before, you'll want help through it and that will require numerous advisors to help you put the puzzle together.

The universe is a puzzling thing...Often most things in reality are born out of our thoughts.

Many people just have a piece to the puzzle. they might have a great deal, but can't buy it or can't find a buyer.

The #1 most important piece to the puzzle is the property mgmt company because they allow you to focus on your full-time job and not have to wake up at midnight to repair a toilet.

If you've bought properties before, maybe you won't need an agent this time.I have to say, though, that my mortgage broker was probably an even more important piece to the transaction puzzle with regard to knowing all the funky FHA rules and helping me navigate the torturous underwriting process.My advice here isn't about the buyer's agent... make sure you have an excellent advocate on your lending side of things if you're going FHA!