Initially, no response, so I engaged the attorney with an $1100.00 retainer to start the notices and filings.

Realtors can also make sense if you just want to buy a few rentals for long-term holds and don't mind not getting a good deal.If you are an active investor who's comfortable negotiating directly with sellers, actively engaged in generating leads through marketing or prospecting, and pursuing non-traditional deals.

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Just my thoughts on the matter.As for passive thats a total BS line if I ever heard one.. you cannot own a bunch of rentals and be passive you must engage.. you must manage the manager diligently or your going to get hosed.  

If you take that solely, you'll be racing to the top with institutional development and large(r) investment firms that have beaten you to the punch and are willing to engage with you to support their (artificial) price propping.

I'm excited to learn and look forward to engaging further with the community!

Exceptionally creative way to engage seller and try to get seller financing:Go to the county assessor site, find the GIS app or enter the property info (address or parcel #), find out who the owners are.

Also, consider the potential for project delays, which could increase your holding costs.When it comes to getting the property under contract, engaging an investor-friendly real estate agent is a wise move with the first couple of deals.

If you're up for it, would love to see if I can help with my platform which is a CRM + project management platform + communication platform that works with email/text message so teams (and tenants and vendors) don't have to sign in to stay up-to-date/engage. 

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