lol I have about 9-10 months before I finish my contract, but I'd love to stay in touch as a serious buyer come summer of 2024!

Question 2: How do go about closing deals once I find them?  

So, with no foundational knowledge of real property, and no capital, his only alternatives are (1) “bluff” the homeowner into thinking he has the money and intent to close the purchase himself and or convince the homeowner he has an extensive list of cash ready interested buyers (“partners”) with whom he’s done dozens of prior deals or (2) pack up shop, write off the money invested in mentoring to a worthless investment, and decide IF real estate is right for home.  

If you know what you're doing and can stop the foreclosure you'll close a lot of deals. 

@Tanya Malkon A buddy of mine connected me with a dude who operates one in Spring Valley close to where we live (La Mesa).

They back off any closing costs from the sales price to determine taxable basis.5.

Derek,Just pay a realtor to run the comps for you and build a relationship with the realtor and show the realtor you will use the them to close the deals and then the realtor will know you are for real and then the realtor will be happy to run comps for free.Joe Gore

Since I’ve increased my deal flow to a significant degree, I find that this technique eliminates the wasted time and effort of dealing with people who aren’t highly motivated to close a transaction.  

Waived inspection because I'm super smart (sarcasm) but closed the deal and have a 3 Unit 4100 Square foot home for $330,000 conventional financing with 25% down.

Our group just helped a client close on an 8-unit property in the tr-state area.