I'm looking to invest ground floor but need help sourcing properties pre-MLS.

.: Everything is being sold to owner occupied or buy and hold investors, neither of which are suitable for hard money, or should I say private money, as it now seems to be called.I've come across quite a few HMLs that are eager to lend to fix-and-hold investors, though they may want to make sure that you are pre-approved for the take-out financing once the 4-6 mth no-cash-out refi seasoning period has elapsed.Since banks and conventional lenders have imposed lengthy seasoning requirements on refi's, it seems logical that HMLs would move in to fill this gap.

When you get bigger and you are forced to play with commercial notes, ARMs, stiff pre-pays, and all the rest of it you will realize that you should have loaded up on those safe fixed rate 30-year deals.Don’t be reckless.

You have to have bird dogs or RE agents for pre MLS listings or pre foreclousers.

If you are going to rehab residential (or commercial) properties and you don't know the cost of pre-hung doors, vasement windows, cove molding, sheet rock and screws and can't use a tape measure you have no business rehabbing!

I do an equity presentation to the seller at their home after they have been pre-screened via our marketing system.

Does anyone on here know about working Preforeclosures in WA... they are not publicly posted until NOT SALE... Just curious if there is anyone on here from WA that works these? Thank you sooo much!

However, if they are pre 1976 they can be hard to buy because of a lack of mortgage options, even if you can pay cash keep in mind your exit strategy because your target market may not have that luxury when you go to sell.

You can also try our 30 second pre-qualification form on our website as well, to get a glimpse of what you could receive.

This will help you work through the nuances of your specific deal, and sometimes result in better terms as well due to a pre-existing relationship with the lender.