Should I get on the phone first and call some local investors that I see putting ads/signs up all over town and see what they are looking for?

Which i know is fine but shouldnt they if they intended on keeping the old DOT just added this property to the new DOT?

I still have the option to sell the existing rental if I want to change directions with that.FWIW, I am all in to my paid and clear rental for 26K including a carport I recently added.

Also, I'm thinking of running an ad for private money and I wanted to know if my loan terms were attractive for potential investors.

Rented a property 4 times(FL) without meeting tenant 1st 8hr saway.1) Craigslist Ad, credit check, POI,POR, 4 references, verify rental/job2) 1st tenant stayed 2 years no problem(met at move out)3) 2nd ten stayed 1.5 yr broke lease early due to personal(3rd party met)4) 3rd tenant stayed 2 years(didn't meet before move in)5)4 6 months into current lease(met before move in)All good tenants..It really depends on your comfort level and screening process..I'm thorough...

My name is James Zachary, I live in California (Bay Area), and I am looking to take the first steps into the exciting world of real estate investing by adding at least 2 single family rental properties to my portfolio this year.

Realtors/Brokers do list on there but there seem to be a lot of investors/flippers that post ads on there as well.

I'm in a college (state university) town allong with three other large universities a state vo-tech jr. college and several business colleges.I'd say that any state university will be adding alot to the local economy base, in fact it's an anchor that will likely be the most stable activity in any area.

An investor just called me from a craigslist ad I placed!

So, I thought about doing brackets for certain investment levels ($50k,100k,200k) and then adding a load factor for their % of the total fund but these are all just guesses and arbitrary.