Signing an assignment deal without seeing the purchase contract is like buying a used car without driving it.

Also, I guess that lots of you have maid market visits like this so if you have any suggestions of “must do” action items for an out of state real estate investor that would be great.Scheduled Plans Meet with local connection (friend REI) – general discussion over locations, economy, having a good time and meeting other people.Meet with Agent – first Face to Face meeting + attend showing of researched property at that timeMeet with PM – first Face to Face meeting, meet the team, see previous work available for rent, request to meet other professionals in the industryAttend local REIA meetings (I looked at the local REIA and they have 3 meetings on that week.)Personal time - drive through Concord + Gastonia (secondary markets except Charlotte city) main locations and get an eye view of “lower condition” propertiesAppreciate your comments.Thank, Guy

Also,  would any wholesalers or anyone interested in real estate in Chicago or surrounding areas like to connect and share ideas?

I think of this all the time when I drive past the local transfer station.

I can not think of any instances (well, except for if you are on the unwilling receiving end of an eminent domain claim I guess) where improvements to the immediate surrounding of your Investments hurts overall returns. 

Then click around the results on the surrounding streets to find comps with similar bd/ba counts and square footage.

You could look for empty homes by"driving for dollars" that might be owned by out of state people who would like to get rid of that responsibility.

We are coming down next week to look at some projects in Philadelphia from Monday to Wednesday but we will be driving by Cleveland after that.Or you yourself or do you know of any entrepreneurs, active developers, or people who do have extensive knowledge of the Cleveland real estate market for investing? 

I'm tracking debt collectors license is required and a million dollar bond.Again I'm new, but the advice I received from podcasts ect was to avoid KY due to the high requirements.I know your looking to network with local investors, but with the high requirements in KY you may open your radius up to surrounding states as well.My exact Notes:Kentucky Million Dollar bond requiredAvoid this state for note investingHope this helps.Jeff V

I’m looking into building a smaller multi family apartment complex and I’d like to do a market feasibility analysis to verify which surrounding city might be the best option to build in.