Its a good idea to find out where the property is in the foreclosure process tooThe last thing you want is to wholesale a property only to find its just about to go to sale and there is no redemption period.

Maybe join a local REIA too. The

If you find good tenets you will be good on West side too. The

If you don't have the information you need you shouldn't invest.I think a large part of my rant is fueled by how poor the underwriting in the industry has become of late because of the bias toward deal volume to make up for a poor business model masked by venture financing.  

There are some available, but they're mostly off market and even those you have to go through with a fine tooth comb to find the deals.

And you're right that I don't have capital to put in too. The

. ;) Depending on where you're at in Van too, the ferry can almost be a good thing, some forced quiet time. 

Both would require about the same amount of labor (masking for paint sprayer, power washing etc. vs. trimming out and installing siding).

Nails too... things you don't learn, as a guy.Is this because the grass grows quicker?

Again, $25,000.As a contractor, you virtually have to hire this stuff out because trying to do all the paperwork required such as OSHA logs, proper masks, good faith survey, air quality monitoring, daily logs, safety manuals, medical clearance before and after, etc. is not possible for a licensed contractor to have all the paperwork done properly.