Look for places where the seller will do this and talk about the deal with them.

Where do I start looking for a good deal and good contractors.

I've been an investor and broker for the last 10 years in FL and NC, and specialize in the mountain regions, and beach regions because that's where most of the tourists, and investors who want getaways, invest (certainly there are many other interesting markets to invest however, booming wine country for example..)To add to it, I love the environmentally responsible home building, that's something I've had an interest in for a while, and I've worked with several contractors and architects in the last few years to come up with a useful plan for alternative and environmentally responsible building materials. 

There are now a few website platforms where they list houses with assumable loans like Assumable (I think .io) and Roam.  

I just returned from a local real estate where I had a conversation with a young man named Frank.

Hello Everyone,Where could I find purchase sale agreements for wholesaling and any other contracts needed to make a deal legally in California?

I'm learning to be very data driven and have been doing my research/market analysis trying to narrow down where I want to invest.

...if you have hundreds of thousands or millions in reserve, it might not be an issue  ...but if you only have a few thousand, it will be a major problem.Now, having said all that, there definitely are scenarios where a structural issue is an easy, relatively cheap fix. ...and, there are some examples of settlement that can be ignored--for instance, minor settlement on a 100 year old house is fairly common, and might not affect the structural integrity of the house.But, again (assuming that you're not a structural engineer), you don't know what you don't know--it could be five hundred bucks and a weekend of work, or it could be a hundred thousand dollars, a year of your life, eight months of vacancy, and ultimately bankruptcy. 

I form an entity in the State where I have property.  

The market is currently in a place where you're only going to succeed by doing what others won't.