If I was buying a house which he found or if I found a listed house myself I would use him but it`s just the fact that this was `my` find and I have done all the groundwork.

Hoping that if I do the groundwork to get the legalize I can take care of things before utilities are shut off--thanks so much for your help.

So in doing all the groundwork on this purchase, and managing the old property I will consider myself officially "in" real estate.  

Growing up in a family with very little income, struggling out of poverty, it dawned upon me to read up on financial matters to avoid wasting my parents' amazing groundwork these past 20 years.I have been reading up on investing in concept and namely intrigued by the Intelligent Investor, Rich Dad Poor Dad, and I was lucky enough to stumble upon BP.After reading a bit into the vast amount of information available on the website, I believe my niche, as far as I am aware, is going to be in multifamily homes to start.

I have also invested in Atlanta using my superannuation via a private company share model (likeminded friends) which has worked very well however I really didn't do much groundwork/research myself including making US based contacts.I am keen to purchase directly now and want to gain knowledge on firstly navigating the US legal and tax requirements, then how this interrelates with Australia's requirements particularly around minimising tax, from here I'd like to understand the ways in which to buy - foreclosure, wholesale, short sales etc., then locate ideal areas that suit my goals, build a network of agents, rehab contractors and accountants and legal advisors and the start doing deals.....firstly for myself and then hopefully for likeminded Australian based clients.There you have it, happy to chat with anyone at anytime, I will be in the States in Dec 2015 for a 7 week holiday and would like to use some of that time to help learn the landscape.CheersLayla

You need to do a little groundwork, start calling plumbers, elec, drywall, everyone that you will need and start getting bids.

If worse comes to worse helix steel driven down far into the ground works great for stabilizing and should come with a life time warranty of never shifting.

I found an awesome housekeeper/maintenance man husband and wife combo and they handle all my boots on the ground work and issues.

My daily action plan until then is to:-finish reading the BP books I ordered-listen to at least one BP podcast every 48 hrs-respond to at least one post on the BP forums (probably in the form of a clarification question at this point)-lay the groundwork for my move to NC (i.e., network, build a team, etc.) using the resources I have acquired-analyze one deal a week (for now)Thank you for your time, and I am excited to learn as much as I can, get to know all of you, and get my first deal!!!

How does having boots on the ground work?