John approached me by telling me all of this, and that he also had talked to another friend of his who had told John that he knows a realtor who can do it for $2000 as well.

My friend lost about 5 k. plus moving again.I have also run into problems with liens that the owners didn't know about.

Friend, acquaintance, recommended by a friend...NOPE!

So, I worked with some real estate agents to find distressed properties, found some cash buyers but still got no where, more so because the agents I worked with that claimed to be investor friendly knew nothing about wholesaling .

Please click on the links, give them a read, and share your thoughts in the comments.First is a post that I feel will help not get overwhelmed with the amount of info that is here on BP:https://www.biggerpockets.com/blogs/5868/52761-the-simple-guide-to-getting-started-on-bp The second is a post that will help get you focused with your real estate investing goals:https://www.biggerpockets.com/blogs/5868/52743-im-new-to-bp-any-advice-would-be-appriciatedThe last one is a post that will help you choose an “investor friendly” real estate agent.

Here is an article I wrote that is still one of the most frequently emailed articles I receive when investors have questions. 

Please click on the links, give them a read, and share your thoughts in the comments.First is a post that I feel will help not get overwhelmed with the amount of info that is here on BP:https://www.biggerpockets.com/blogs/5868/52761-the-simple-guide-to-getting-started-on-bpThe second is a post that will help get you focused with your real estate investing goals:https://www.biggerpockets.com/blogs/5868/52743-im-new-to-bp-any-advice-would-be-appriciatedThe last one is a post that will help you choose an “investor friendly” real estate agent.

They snagged me some solid tenants that I rarely hear from or about.I’ll be flying out to check the places out eventually, and write it off as a real estate expense trip (although the trip may coincidentally be at the same time as my friend’s bachelor party...)

Today, houses in that area almost always sell within a few days of going on the market and they frequently have multiple offers.

She was literally sleeping on a friends couch to get by...I told her come meet my property manager and he will show you the place....this was in a "C" neighborhood by the way......She called the day of the appointment and said, it was just to cold to go look at any places, but in a couple of months "I should call her back".So Lance this is what i would do if I were you1.