Unless you have extensive knowledge and connections with rehabbing, financing, market analysis, and just general real estate investing, I think you are setting yourself up for failure trying to break in to the downtown renovation game right now.For a beginning investor, I would rather you start out with something safe that has a strong possibility of bringing you a quick return rather than play the dice and hope it hits in time, and that advice has nothing to do with being my competition.

The first key is making him feel safe and then getting him to open up and talk with you to start building some connection.

Not to say that you couldn't find a good mentor online or over the phone, and not to say that you shouldn't accept advise from someone you don't know.

I have only read a couple books and online courses so far.

tpercival, I agree that there are some great online resources like you mentioned, however, they are only as good as the availability of information the conclusions are drawn on.For instance, comps I have gotten on properties in Texas were way out of whack.

If you have it listed and its not selling then as Mike already stated, I think its safe to say that its priced too high.

If you do more than the one a year, I would highly recommend that you contact a lawyer that is proficient in them so as not cross the lines, and you might want to check with an attorney even if you are just doing 1 a year just to be safe.

My county does not have the info available on line.

Originally posted by "charles whitaker":Like Mike said, wholesaling to gain quick capital is quite safe compared to other methods.

I've spent a lot of time trying to find something online that will let me search for apartment buildings for sale and come up empty.