I'm in 100% agreement with J Scott.We use yellow legal paper and a red ink pen.

-Visit local REI clubs;-Word of mouth, it's amazing how your network grows when you let people know what you do;- Might not be the group you are looking to work with, but the courthouse steps will have investors;- Perhaps sharing deals when you first start out will give you exposure to other bird doggers/wholesalers lists;- Advertise on CL, in your local papers etc. that you have houses you are moving on to investors, and to call/e-mail for information.Creative thinking is the name of the game, It'd be something fun to dabble in but I have other things to occupy my mind; hope that kick started a few thought processes.Andrew

Basically, I just put my ideas down on paper, with a discrete set of tasks, timeframes and goals to go with it.

We did not find this when we walked for the first time and before paying the EMD.Attached are the links of the termite pictures.It's behind the wall paper in the kitchen, all long the base board trim throughout the house, & on the built in cabinets in the back room.With this much damage we don't know what we'll find once we start demoing things.

Agents sign a piece of paper promising to adhere to a "Code of Ethics" but they are policed by themselves and if you file a complaint the standard answer you get is "No wrongdoing found".

If you want to gain more knowledge about specifically investing in foreclosures, pick up some papers written on current foreclosure situaitons, perhaps even state specific to your desire.

We are getting through all of the paper work right now but within the next week we should have our LLC formed and funded.Now that we can finally focus on finding properties and not the structure of the company it is starting to feel a bit like we are forgetting something.Our team includes:Acquisition:I am a realtor so I have access to the local mls; my partner and I can narrow it down to a few properties of choice.

I only have experience with how depreciation works if the property is used solely as an investment property (versus living in one of the units yourself), but it seems that for your property, the depreciation could give you a sizable paper expense to offset your gains with for tax purposes.

I had my GC (who is my uncle) just write up all the different labor costs for me on paper so I don't have to wait for him to be free to look at a house.

I will admit I guilty of justifying the deal in my head even when it didn't make true sense on paper.