Quote from @Russell Brazil: Quote from @William Rowan: Hi Everyone,I am new to real estate investing and am looking to house hack in the DMV area.

.#4 There are people who fly in....one great investor from Brazil comes fairly frequently...I've met bidders from CA and WA that fly in. 

Did they progress through the lending/collection ranks to hone their crafts, or are they glorified stock brokers that have simply bought and sold paper without really knowing the nuts and bolts of the collection/foreclosure process.

Seller Leads are a tough nut to crack, online they mostly come from Home Valuation ads, and as you've discovered they cast a very wide net and will find a lot of folks just wanting to know their home's value (who wouldn't?!).

If he thinks the only way to landlord is via paid-off properties; HE's NUTS.

Quote from @Russell Brazil: Virtually no changes.Do you think buyers agents don't exist in the 19 states that already requieed buyer agency agreements? 

Quote from @Russell Brazil: In the future, do a court records search at https://casesearch.courts.state.md.us/casesearch/If you had done that, you would have seen they have 8 failure to pay rent cases against them.I am curious Who did the initial check on this person?

Quote from @Russell Brazil: It'S $500. 

@Russell Brazil I tend to agree with you and more or less go that route.

I also have a Farm and Mountain property and Beach House and Rentals in Brazil.