Best of luck and post updates of your progress!

I think if we can all collaborate together and put all of our minds to work we can make some progress in the right direction.

I moved to Phoenix just so I wouldn't have to go to CA :)In LA your best bet is Luxury House Hack as I described in my book.

I look forward to posting the progress of this property here on BiggerPockets. 

Two months went buy and I called about progress and the response was "Oh did you want to know about that". 

I think the risks across the board and the caliber of professionals you are likely to encounter would go up a good deal if you look at $100k+ properties ... that is not to say there are NO good professional agents etc. working in $30k properties, just that the incentives are not there and I'd bet the good ones are working more exclusively with huge investors in high volume.It doesn't make sense that the buyer's agent would help you much, though, because the buyer's agent would have to deal with all the same lazy listing agents anyhow, just as you would going directly to them ... but hey, if it works, go for it. 

Hey everyone,There is this property that I am looking at and its not in a particularly nice area, however it is 2 blocks of downtown and a major tech employer in Raleigh. I feel like it could be a promising property i...

I bet if we put up a post with just those two words, we would be overwhelmed with inquires.

@James Riley Cook Your best bet is to talk to a mortgage broker instead of a bank.

You best bet is an off-market deal or at least a MLS deal.