I have a 3 br/3 bath unit that we just renovated and have listed up for rent...have had a TON of interest with 8 applications even before the first open house.I just got a contact from a company that does placements for an insurance company ....they place clients that have been displaced due to damage to their homes.

The other option I've been looking at has been to contact owners of dilapidated properties in good neighborhoods. 

Not sure how expensive that would normally be but definitely doesn't seem like an emergency to me and doesn't explain why we weren't contacted.

They are the direct point of contact in these transactions from what I understand.

I was able to get through to the loan assumption department and ask them questions but they were hard to get ahold of so if you ever do get ahold of them I would ask them for the best way to contact them.

——————I’ve purchased hundreds of multifamily doors and have interviewed dozens of other apartment investors on my podcast and will attempt to share some of what I’ve learned over the past 10 years:1) Loopnet has some great opportunities hidden within that junk. 2) you need to underwrite about a hundred opportunities to find one that truly works anyway so don’t be afraid of Loopnet3) commercial brokers are a great way to start but if you’re new... they are only going to give you garbage... no better than Loopnet 4) is recommend if you went the route of brokers that you’d want to have 3 brokers per sub market and you’d want to contact each of them often.5) nothing is “gigantic out of range” everything is obtainable via strategic partnerships6) quirky is often a good thing.7) simple uniform properties will be the most difficult to find in this current market, you may want to consider the ones that take creativity and time... again this can be more easily done via strategic partnerships8) being too busy isn’t necessarily an issue if you utilize a strategic partnership that can create a win win.Hope this helps?

Thank you SamI got a project that I’m willing to put in contact in Redwood City... it’s a distressed home... contractor I took gave an estimate matching these numbers you mentioned...are you a cash buyer here in the Bay Area?

I have made a great contact with a long time real estate investor looking to retire.

Now one thing you might have a hard time with: investors who are busy might not be as willing to share their good contacts.

I've contacted a couple of other escrow officers (not from a title company) and they seemed like they would be to set up the escrow.