——————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.

do i tell them how i found their contact number?

Dan I tried messaging you but your contact details are hidden.

If the house is still on the market in another 2 months contact them again to see if they have changed their mind. 

It can also be really helpful to contact a professional in this area.

Unless someone wants to chime in on if the vested and monetary interest the lien holder already has in the property is considered or not, I'll contact the county.Wayne it sounds like the lien holder is technically the first bidder if they start the bids at the amount the lien holder has already invested...?