You need plenty of time to fully evaluate the damages there and then seek bids/handymen to repair damages.

I would appreciate any help anyone has to offer, and I am also seeking some local investors to learn as much as I can from and build a solid network of friends in the business.

I would appreciate any help anyone has to offer, and I am also seeking some local investors to learn as much as I can from and build a solid network of friends in the business.

Of course you could always forego traditional funding and seek other creative finance options but that's a whole different conversation.

Honestly I wish I would have established a buyers list first just so I could seek out certain properties but hey it still worked out.

For the most part fixer deals will require cash or hard money and both cases will require a good amount of cash.Setting up an auto search is simple and takes 5 minutes so I am sure many Realtors would be willing to do it if he is not.Nobody likes wasting their time, but it sounds like he may be wasting yours because he does not seem to have the knowledge you are either seeking or expecting from a Realtor.

He advised me to seek out a real estate agent or broker to obtain and use one of their contracts.

I have several SFH in the Hampton Roads area and with the upswing in the market I am looking to seek them and move up to multi unit.

I can seek employment, but I cannot be hired until I receive my DD214 upon separation.

Preferably I'm a Missouri resident and seeking others who are in the vicinity or willing to cooperate from a distance.