It is important for an investor to do their own due diligence whenever they purchase a property, I cannot stress this enough.I hope I can be a valuable resource to this forum, as well as learning along the way.Thank you,Shaun

John, thanks for your valuable information.

Emotions or feelings are guiding you, not $$$.

Hello BlakNout,Welcome to the forum, this is a great place to get a lot of valuable information.

Investors as well as homeowners, rely on your word to help guide them in their decisions.

Realtors are extremely valuable to me overall but in a case like this, having the ability to go directly to the homeowner to make an offer will only help your bottom line if Realtor fee's can be saved.That being said, I wanted to offer my method for making an offer.Granted, this is more effective when the property is "distressed" rather than an ordinary house listed for sale.I don't make offers like most do by offering a number and hope they will accept it or counter.

However, just how valuable of an asset will this be to me?

I even helped write (with no author credit) an internal guide when I worked with one of the Big Four for the leading guy of the firm in San Fran that specialized in 1031 (I was low on chargeable hours and needed a project).

I look forward to getting to know everyone and learn how this site works, I am a definite newbie to the forum scene and blogging and other similar stuff so am open to any and all advice, tips, and resources on how to maximize my time on these sites as well as everyone elses valuable time as well.THANK YOU!!

Sounds like you have gained some valuable knowledge and are poised to hit a real homerun.