https://www.greturnkey.com/No matter which you pick, make sure you visit them in person prior.

The contract would be supplied by the wholesaler from a number of places such as an attorney who drew up a RE sales contract template (so there are just blanks to fill out so it can be used over and over) to a really simple RE sales form they picked up from Staples.

My wife and I have a goal to rent our current home out and pick up a fixer upper to purchase and move in to.

For example (and just picking arbitrary numbers here), let's say:Current living expense: $1,800/monthHouse to hack mortgage: $2,000/monthRental income from house hack: $1,600/monthExpenses (including $400 leftover on mortgage): $800/monthIn this example, I'd be losing $800 out-of-pocket per month, but I'd be able to save an additional $1,000 from my day job over my current situation that I could use toward a second property.

I would love to pick your brain and hear about you and your experience in Mexico, especially how you started and how far you have come.

$250K ARV - $140 Purchase - $25K Rehab = $85k - $15k Commissions = $70KCarrying costs, utilities, taxes etc will lessen your profit, but it fits the (70% of ARV - Repairs) formula in terms of purchase price.Can you get it for less that $140k?

While there will always be distressed houses, motivated sellers, foreclosures, HUD homes, and even discounted retail homes, you have to watch the trends and learn how to utilize the opportunities at hand.

After you understand RE investing, pick one strategy and focus on that.

Hayward feels more like an industrial area and does not have many areas where you would take a leisurely stroll.All that being said, although I do own a rental property in Walnut Creek and mostly invest in Sacramento, if I were to invest in the East Bay today I would pick Hayward or Pleasant Hill when considering ROI.

In other words when you switch utilities to your name once you have possession.