My name is David Karp and I am new to this forum, but an experienced real estate investor and broker.

Great you have a goal, and you should start to talk with local brokers and learn the neighborhood where you might want to invest in.

I need GOOD RE attorneys, contractors, title companies, mortgage brokers, Investor friendly realtors, appraisers, etc.

There are sales sites, but your a broker, they normally don't put brokered assets on their site.You can likely search Google for loan purchase and sale agreements.

We don't have to make 30k in profit because we're planning on holding it for 2-4 years while we live in it.We're on a 203k loan (and we've talked to the listing agent and mortgage broker and both feel we can get the loan done before the sellers bank demands closing) and a 203k wants licensed contractors to do most of the work.So without further ado:Repairs Number of units CostDrywall repair 25/patch x 5 500Tiling in Kitchen 7/sq ft x 84 650Refrigerator 1 2500Dishwasher 1 500Granite counter tops 60/sq ft x 54 3200Oven 1 600Paving the driveway 75/# of square yards 2500Updating 2 bathrooms 2 2000New fencing 200 lin feet 1500New Carpet 400 sq ft 1500OR Hardwood floors 400 sq ft 3000Dumpster 1x2 500Landscaping 3 yards 1000Opening front porch windows300/window x 3 900stone walkway .05 x 5616 sq in 310Paint interior 1800 sq ft 500Labor .5 of total cost 10000 30160Offer on House 45000Rehab amount 30000Total loan amount – down payment 72375Closing costs 4300Down payment loan 2625Upfront Cash needed 6925Monthly payment ~550/monthDo those numbers look anything close to realistic?

Moves and transfer or someone approach to buy my unit.I'm also getting ready to get my license.My rehab should be down in a few weeks.If I pass exam it will be under my chosen broker until I have my physical license.I haven't had any new agent training.

Would anyone be able to recommend to me a good insurance broker?

Hi Sam,In the business we call these in "pre-list" stage as a broker/agent.Banks will either list REO directly with listing brokers or have asset management companies they contract out with that the bank gives their assets to for disposing and selling in the marketplace.They give the asset company full reign usually going by what is in the banks servicing agreement as part of the contract to handle the disposition of the assets.

I have worked with both large Reits and private equity real estate (PERE) as a broker, from what I know REITS are more institutional in their structure and in the properties they invest in, and are SEC regulated, whereas , PERE can be smaller, more nimble, and operate a little more "off the grid" so to speak relative to REITS.

I ultimately want to open and run my own Property Management company and am in the process of sitting for the brokers exam.