I’m  trying to find my first property in Jacksonville .

I I recently won a foreclosure auction conducted by the city of Jacksonville in Florida.

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I'm in Jacksonville but from Fort Lauderdale!

Plenty of info and plenty of Jacksonville resources here.Your name rings a bell.  

As of right this minute there 378 HUD owned homes for sale in the State of Florida...Everything from a 4/2 in Jacksonville for under $ 20,000, to a large Victorian in Walt Disney's "hometown America" community of Celebration, FL for just under $ 400,000.If you are a new investor, find a Realtor that is HUD approved and take a look at the diversity of what HUD has for sale.

I've spent the last couple of years assembling a US rental portfolio of Condos and SFHs in FL: Orlando, Tampa and Jacksonville; GA: Atlanta; and NC: Charlotte.

I have investments in Jacksonville, but actually had to look up where Bradenton was.  

What areas of Jacksonville have you looked at so far?

Also, the low market prices here in Jacksonville open up opportunities for more cash buyers as you can easily snag a property here for under 100k.Here's an example I am currently working on: I have a landlord that wants to sell all 3 of his properties due to recent medical problems, debt and other factors.