I haven't invested there myself, but from a very 'birds eye' view, I know it as an area that can be worked successfully.

Birddogs for buyers Outside of having bird dogs look for homes for you, you can also have them look for buyers for you.

There are 10 Hotspots...http://www.inman.com/reports/global-buyers There is an association you need to check out for resources...Asian Real Estate Association of AmericaFounded in 2003, the Asian Real Estate Association of America (AREAA) is a nonprofit professional trade organization dedicated to promoting sustainable homeownership ...areaa.orgWhile here check out 3 different local REI club meetings, connect in advance with the President and vendors listed to get going.Go to a couple of landlord association meetings, look for distressed owners.Remember you are here to build your team, realtors, attorney, inspector, property manager, bird dogs.Follow below to get a better head start on the REIA meetings.Paul

I have been reading quite a bit about REI for the last couple of months and I have decided to get started by either being a bird dog or wholesaler.

A bird in the hand..Always have a plan B.

The only public document which accompanies that transaction is the Assignment of Mortgage/Lien however it does not contain any price information.

1) I have my Google Voice number forwarding to a cellphone I bought2) I have (50) bandit signs with that number on it3) I have an answering service4) I used the Google Voice number on my BiggerPockets account, a Classified Ad, a Wufoo form for bird dogs to submit a house, and my website.......So, when you Google search the phone number... it basically pops up with my information online.I deleted each form that had the number, but it still is available in the search.I'm waiting to see if it wipes over the next couple of days.Here's my question:Should I change my number so that it has no ties back to me?

I am not licensed and have gone into many REOs without being accompanied by an agent.

I guess I'm not that well networked so have never had to accept more than one at a time ... so being sent back to the news screen has not become annoying ;) When I get a colleague request, most times its accompanied by a message.

(I have 3-4 agents and 2 investors that I consider my mentors) After you make some contacts see if you can "bird dog" for them for a finders fee.