Eventually, when you can afford it and have confidence in the deal, there are people you can pay to do the research for you that are much more efficient at getting the relevant info, and deciphering the non-sense that sometimes is the San Diego building records.Good luck,Brian

Many thanks Jesse, this gives me confidence I won't run into too much of a wall once I start to actually attempt to buy something.

Anyhow - thanks so much for the vote of confidence Brian!

Having lived in Cheyenne for 14 years now and traveling to northern CO regularly, I see a huge difference in the vitality of both economies.

I have limited experience in REI, but I've determined that my focus will likely be out of state SFR to start and possibly expand to multis once I've gained some experience/confidence.

I am about to make an offer on a Chase property and this has given me the confidence to move forward.

My wife's family lives in Cincy and my sister-in-law is one of the better agents in the area and has owned a couple rentals.I'm hoping to gain the knowledge and confidence to pull off my first flip by the Fall and hoping the BP community can help guide me.

I once left my purse in a McDonald's while traveling.

Depends on how confident you are in the comps and the repair figures (they tend to go over budget), but from the numbers you gave, I think doing this one yourself makes sense.

I understand it's a learning process and experience is the best teacher but if we can all shorten that learning curve we would be happy campers.I have my goals, still looking for a mentor to guide me through my first couple deals and then I will be good to go in terms of confidence.