Good luck.I’m frequently asked, “How can I purchase properties from experienced owners and negotiate a good deals for myself when I’m only a beginner?

Check us at NamHomes.com We are in the Financial District but I am frequent in Midtown and the Upper West Side.

Erik:Any lists I have seen for sale in Canada are mostly useless and contain only publicly published information you could easily find yourself.Under Canada's privacy laws, it would be illegal to sell the types of lists (mortgage arrears/defaults, tax arrears, absentee owners, etc) you frequently see sold south of the 49th.

It happens more frequently when we first start out.

Welcome, @Nick Garzini.I am not scared of a construction project.With your background (both your personal home, and your work experience), and on top of the standard stuff you will otherwise be doing to get started, you should at the very least also be Google searching to familiarize yourself with the two most common renovation financing products - FHA 203k and Fannie Mae HomeStyle.Old trick: Take a teardown + rebuild project.

It happens more frequently when we first start out.

So please any tips and tricks from anything like Posting on forums to Investing in Real Estate are welcome.Thank YouLiam BarberCalgary Alberta CAN.

.), dealing with banks, different general tips and tricks to working with real estate, etc. 

just trying to learn more about the process and any helpful tips & tricks

I want to get started in the route advocated frequently by @Bill Gulley of investing locally by purchasing seller carry back notes directly from the lender.1) Marketing (go through courthouse records, direct mailing, calling, REIA meetings, etc)2) Initial contact (1st phone conversation) - I plan to ask some basic questions about the note i.e UPB, payments remaining, interest rate, payment history, etc.