A few additional notes: * obviously deal with only investors who have a track record* Hard money guys charge from 9-12%* They typical note is anywhere from 12 months to as long as 5 years* Options - I like putting these in my agreements so both my investor and I have multiple exit opportunities in case things don't work out between us.

Welcome to BP Nation John, glad you decided to engage the community.

If its a buyers market, then its nice to give it more a designer look with multiple colors and accent walls.

It winds up being sold before it is entered into the Multiple listing system.

Yes, the opportunity to flip foreclosures can be done at $1000 or less property depending, but the folks I know profiting on that have multiple employees making as many offers per day as possible and playing the numbers game.

I am hoping to engage more with the community (and contribute where I can) and think of our real estate investments like a business.We live in San Jose, CA.Our first investment is in East Bay where.

Hi Naveen...thanks for the reply.....You're right $200000 is non existent in our area so Im actually looking out of state...Going to Austin on January 30...I understand the trends are very similar to the Bay Area...lack of inventory,multiple offers so on...that doesn't scare me away ;0) For my dolling up and reselling goals I do have a larger budget so will look here in the SF Bay Area....Love your email....What ate your goals?

I recently ran across 10 town homes are all zoned/being sold as single family homes. These are all new construction and are attached to each other. The numbers involve meet my investment criteria but for refinanc...

You get the most exposure with these methods but good agents have multiple developed marketing strategies.

Anyways, one thing that I have read about on multiple sites is the importance of a mentor and/or some sort of investors' club.