I rented out the additional bedrooms to friends and family, charging them well below market, and sold when it was time for my wife and I to start our own adventures.

You have to work with a team that is investor-friendly and has experience working with out-of-country investors like yourself.

I got the property off-market for $250k from a trusted family friend.

That’s a serious swing, and I’ve seen something a bit like this before with a friend of mine who tackled a teardown project in a quieter part of Austin.

Since you are an investor friendly agent that drives for dollars, I would invite you to try out the AI which looks at google images and satellite images to tell you if the property is distressed.

I have gotten to know Matt very well over the years and consider him a good friend.

You can also use BiggerPockets resources to find investor-friendly lenders.## Strategies: Flipping, BRRRR, House Hacking- **Flipping:** Focus on properties that need renovation but have good potential for resale.

Originally posted by @Taylor McClure:I was talking to a man a week or so ago, and he said that his friend used to buy properties that were a few days prior to foreclosure.

How many real estate investor friends do you have? 

He is a friend of a friend, so I go there and it is immediately clear why nobody is renting.