Utilized a low down payment loan, maxed seller credit, tax proration and closed on the 1st of the month to maximize my cash and acquire this property What was the outcome?

I've not yet invested in my first property, but I plan to purchase my first one by the end of 2023.

I'm thinking about buying a property in NC.

I'm wondering if you can help advise on this situation.My mother currently resides in a property located in Los Angeles County.

I am a resident of Virginia and purchased a rental property in West Virginia during 2024. 

I have had a long term interest in purchasing an investment property and I'm looking to be smarter about this.

@Brett K. we manage in Class C areas, so have to deal with this a lot.Options:1) Boardup - pretty useless as easy to rip the off and advertises the property as vacant.2) Armor Guard door frame reinforcement with temp double-key deadbolts.

Is the process the same as buying property in Canada?

Focus on absentee owners and start with the ones who live the farthest away and only own one property in the area since they have the least use for the property.You can also drive for dollars, looking for anomalies of disrepair and then look them up in the tax records and use a site like Spokeo to do cheap skip tracing.

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