Use this meeting to gather their perspective on the property and understand their goals before making any offers.Keep It Informal Initially: Avoid jumping straight into specifics about pricing or terms.

My number 1 tip would be to go off market and find owner that wants to sell at a discount / prefers speed and convenience. 

There are a bunch of ways to do this depending on the property type, usage, and you (income and credit scores).If this is a primary residence, you can get up to 90% of the value of your home minus any exisitng debt. 

Thanks so much in advance for your help—I’m excited to be part of this community and learn from all of you! 

These clauses are contained, in all Promissory Notes nowadays.Many Realtors and/ or Mortgage Brokers will not tell you this information.

I fully concur with this.

So, when investing in areas they don’t really know, investors should research the different property Class submarkets.

Any tips are welcome.

@Dwight HenningRecommend exploring as many sources as possible to get referrals AND cross-reference them to get as much accurate information as possible.Check out NARPM.com, BP’s Property Manager Finder (BiggerPockets: The Real Estate Investing Social Network), etc.Also, encourage you to learn from the mistakes of others - by reading posts here on BiggerPockets about owners not having their expectations met by their current Property Management Company.

1) Research Zoning of similar property2) Do search with same zoning criteria with propertyradar or have title company give you a list.3) Possibly filter by satellite photos to eliminate undesirable topography.