I currently live in Cornelius, NC and would like to explore opportunities and connect with other like minded investors in the Davidson / Cornelius / Huntersville areas as well as Charlotte metro area markets and potentially other markets around the state ( Raleigh, Beach areas, Greensboro, Triangle, Winston Salem.I am totally new to the investing side of things and would love to find some mentors to help me get started down the right path.

My friends and I used to go "exploring" in the houses and apartments as they were going through the process of being built.  

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I am trying to buy two triplexes (must be bought together), and the seller is open to owner-carry back.
The seller would like 20% down, however I can't do more than 10% down.
I would like t...

I call this a "heads up" letter.If mailed sufficiently well in advance of sale, I'll receive a number of nixies that I can skip-trace or reverse engineer to either find the owners or buy the lenders note and decide my best play forward.Second letter might contain some special message or attention getting device to encourage that letter gets opened and read and generates a lead call (call-to-action, also know as a CTA).Time permitting, I might segment the list further and create highly targeted, specialized letters that address a host of problems unique to their situation, which I call a "Perfect Storm" letter.Ultimately, my objective is to out-spend and out-research you as my same business rival.

My husband and I are planning to move to NOLA soon, and were hoping to owner occupy a duplex for a bit while we explore the city and take our time looking for a more permanent single-family for ourselves.

The gambrel is a unique style that at least provides more adequate clearance, re the upper roof line, than cape cods.The last property I rehabbed had 15 year old wood framed Pella windows that were NEVER installed correctly & this was once a 'model home'.All had suffered severe water damage & rot within the lower frames & sills regardless of any roofing overhang.The studs around the window frames exhibited rot, as well as some of the flooring directly below the windows.

This 2nd campaign may require a unique marketing piece - maybe it is the expensive house owner who might need a marketing piece a little more sophisticated than your average absentee owner.

I'm in NYC, where prices are extremely high, so from my perspective wholesaling is not something that a licensed agent needs to explore.

There's a fantastic book called Cadillac Desert which explores the history of water in the West.

I'm exploring the possibilities of being an HML (starting off on a smaller scale), and I have a few "newbie" questions for those who've done it for a while.