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My guess is we will probably start to see more of this as its one thing for a deal to go bad another if the sponsor is negligent and did not do what they said they would. 

Quote from @Gregg Hutton: As a realtor who started as an investor first, I’ve noticed a huge mindset difference between investors and traditional homebuyers.

@Mattin Hosh it's not exactly easy to do this.DM us if you'd like to chat about it more...

There's a reason that people try to buy properties off-market and that is because you can find sellers who care more about terms than maximizing returns.So start with a conversation: you already presumably have some rapport since it's your landlord and you've spoken before.

A little background: Feel free to scroll down for the main reason of this post...I started out in 2011 trying everything to make my start in real estate but was not successful until 2015 when we purchased our first duplex in Fresno CA.

I am excited to start building my portfolio and learning all I can.

Focus on absentee owners and start with the ones who live the farthest away and only own one property in the area since they have the least use for the property.You can also drive for dollars, looking for anomalies of disrepair and then look them up in the tax records and use a site like Spokeo to do cheap skip tracing.

Delay gratification is powerful and it's important to start your real estate investing journey early in order to reap the long-term benefits of real estate.

@Anthony LafataPlease click on Get Started menu on top of this page and go to Pro Partnerships for our Home Depot discount.