We are excited to take this step and, as BP strongly recommends, building a 'strong boots on the ground' team. 

Hi Guys,I'll be arriving to Jacksonville FL in few days (Nov 22nd) looking to buy a property.I am looking for a recommended realtor / wholsaler to show me around Duval county (or any other nearby counties you think worth looking into) and help locate the right property before we dive in.I represent a group of 5 oversea investors who are looking to build their local team to support our activity in Jax, so if you are this realtor or you know one please ping me !!! 

@Erin Legler, I met with RM and came out feeling good about their team and services. 

I like the idea of staying local first. to expand out of state is difficult and you must have a competent and trustworthy team in place which is not easy. 

My team and I have been looking everywhere for property to get under contract and flip BUT things have been SLOW!

I hurried into the bigger deals as fast as I could and teamed up with others.

One thing for you to keep in mind would be to make sure you have the right team, investors and research any potential securities issues when you solicit passive investors.

You might find it easier to join an existing team as someone adding value raising money, doing diligence, finding deals, etc.

Daphne Schleusner with Team Linda Simmons listed our house, and did a fabulous job!

@Shasky CharlesBlue ocean opportunities in commercial real estate by Cherif Medawar This is an amazing book that is available on Amazon for $2.99 Cherif Medawar is an experienced investor, teacher and a real estate fund manager so he has a lot of experience and his book details some great strategies and concepts - I could not put it down and have recommended to many people who enjoyed it and used its business models