Plenty of good contractors aren't going to HD to get their stuff, they'll get it delivered to the job site.

That guy used several different sites simultaneously so that he could play with different prices and advertising strategies to see what worked best. 

Ya see, it's not really that complicated to buy out of state.

You stumbled upon one of the best real estate investing sites on the internet!

I'm new and I want to buy my first property for dirt cheap. how do I get past the horrible site of the inside and focus on the possibilities.

The site iComps gives me the most past sale to refer to .

I am in the process of finding my first mailing list,  for a direct mailing campaign, the site I've read about  (findmotivatedsellers.cm, listsource.com,etc) all have terrible reviews. 

The underwriting is more complicated but not too hard.

The banks will either place them on the mls and/or place them in the major online auction sites.

Thank you so much for the feedback Michael Lee.The market in California has always been complicated, there are a lot of investors that can pay for shortsales cash.So at this point my biggest dilemma is to buy and flip or to buy and hold.