Once an annual valuation period is established it may not be changed except for good cause.

The GCs that are well known and have well established systems(ie. marketing, websites) are usually going to have higher marked up prices, especially if the GC usually does projects for non-investors.

After you have established a broker (if not already) I would start doing open houses for other agents on the weekends.

In my area most buyers pay cash over pay for a duplex for 1M, They gamble on potential rental increase and appreciation.

other than that you can talk to established wholesalers and buy their business but frankly they are not worth much .. other than buying a we buy ugly house franchise something like that. its just money.. lots of it to get any volume wholesaling. 

In five years, once well established, I'd move on.

I think the clerk was wrong because she never paid me any rent so a landlord/tenant relationship was never established but I wasn't going to argue with the clerk so I just waited 27 more days then filed. 

Both JAX and Indy have grown much more competitive for deals, and until you establish yourself in those markets, as a new out of state investor you are going to be last in line or end up over paying for wholesale or other deals. 

Hi Joseph - you'll be happy to know that there are a few real estate meetup groups that are already well established here in Fresno -  I can't give too many details without them flagging this post  -  but I will say this - that if you look up REIA meetup groups for Fresno - you will definitely find AT LEAST TWO major groups that meet regularly.

No refi without seasoning UNLESS you are a current or established customer.