the property was tired, needed revitalizing and had huge upside equity & income potential How did you find this deal and how did you negotiate it?

Im 21 now and still live with my parents so expenses are low, but my goal is to make 50k in active income by Dec 31st, 2024 and I have been brainstorming about somehow wholesaling but also using my license as an agent to get clients and potentially find off market leads and instead of putting them under contract myself like a wholesaler and then assigning them, is there a way y'all can think of to just bring those leads as an agent to cash buyers and get a commission without them taking the deal from under me?

Analyze local market trends, rental demand, and economic indicators to pinpoint growth potential, and reach out to local investors / RE professionals in your area.

Hey Dean - Any of those 3 products you mentioned could be potential options, and I'll add a 4th as well in case it's handy for any future properties (wouldn't apply here since this property is free and clear). 1.)

I may be paranoid but it really feels safer to me to see buyer / seller in front of me with the attorney in charge, for some bizarre reason, when a person who had an online $100 or less class to become a public notary has the seller / buyer sign legal documents, I don't feel it's a safe way of verifying their identity and generally speaking I feel conducting these large deals with a table closing when all parties are present is way better.. or at least choose an agreed third party to verify identity of all parties (like a different law firm) is that just me being paranoid or is it a legitimate scare?

You'll find a whole lot more interested buyers that way then the typical MLS.

Sellers want to be on the MLS that covers the area where their home is located, so they can offer a commission to LOCAL buyer agents.2.

Potentially using some creative financing.

You might also meet someone that could be a potential business partner.

Buy and Hold: Norfolk (Best Cashflow Potential), VB (Townhomes tend to work well, Green Run is a great area for cashflow), Chesapeake, Newport News, Suffolk (Less Military presence which is why i would put last.)STR: VB (in the proper zones if you have the money $850K+), Norfolk(Ocean View area specifically but have to watch out for the AICUZ restrictions), Leave the restPart of that decision process is distance to that I would need to travel to deal with rehabs, I hate dealing with the tunnels so I would almost always pick places on the peninsula last since I am based in Chesapeake.