Check out the Local Forums for California, you may get a lot of tips there where to invest.

Here are a few tips we have used to make the homes sell quicker faster and in some cases for more money than our competition.

Situation:Purchased a home in Indianapolis for $24K that has a tenant who's been there since 2007. It's a family that's paying $600 in rent and paying utilities, as well. A partner and I paid all cash and plan to get ...

Thank you everyone for the tips and what to look more into. 

Exterior walls standing, new roof, interior walls, siding, no landscape, no patio, with 2 car garage, you're looking around 200-250/sf if you want high end. i like those size projects.

Any tips ,guidance,advice available in NWI area are appreciated.

:) Lastly, here's a tip in mentioning people who responded on the thread use @?

Hi Gordon, Im new to this and would love to exchange information and tips!

Believe it or not, most people thinking about getting into this business stop at this point so you are ahead of the curve already.The best way to do this is to implement a direct mail campagin where you are sending offers to property owners that you have identified as good candidaties to sell.I've been doing this since the '90s and here's some tips:1) Find a market where the homes / land are relatively consistent (same age and or square footage).  

I'm retired from the Navy and own my own lawn care and landscaping company,  interested in learning all aspects of flipping homes .