Fortunately I also have a specialty lumber yard, Dykes, nearby for the serious stuff.

It will also tell you if there are any unpaid property taxes (yes you will have to pay those if you're the winning bidder).I guess I've been fortunate over the years, but none of the houses I've bought have had any meth contamination.

This is the dumbest law since Indiana tried to round pi to 3 by legislative fiat in 1897.Bonus story- Albany also passed a "Good Cause" eviction law a few years ago, but fortunately it was stricken by an appellate court in March 2023.

**Warning this strategy may not work if you are established and have families** My suggestion is to find the biggest player, who you connect with, at your local real estate investment club and ask them to intern for them over the summer.

If you are ever in Bozeman on a Thursday evening, search meetup dot com for Bozeman cashflow club.  

Whether the demand is met or not I can't say.My experience is that executives on short-term stays are staying at places like the Buffalo Club, or they've got a corporate-owned loft or condo on the waterfront, etc.Take this with a large grain of salt, as this is just what I've observed working in a corporate environment downtown and keeping my ears open :)

And as said above, the local REI Club is wrapped up in selling education.

Read all you can.Gget involved in the local real estate investor club or group, find a mentor if you can.Don't get tied up trying to learn everything before you get started (we call that paralysis of analysis)Get into the game and have fun while you are doing it!

I have friends in the neighborhood who might drop by the house on the way to or from the club and I do the same.

You may want to check out your local real estate investment club as a starting point.