I received a BS in Finance and Real Estate and have been in real estate investing ever since - I went from flipping cars to flipping homes.I worked for one of the the big investors in San Diego buying 25-30 homes per month on the courthouse steps, at auction.com, through wholesalers, bird dogs, and off the MLS (probates, traditional, short sales, REOs).I left the company and moved out of the country to pursue a dream my girlfriend and I have had for a long time - living abroad!!

Then get in to the prices how long has the house been empty, why, what would he do if it couldnt sell, has he spoken to a Realtor.Then since you never done repairs I would take the repair sheet home and cross reference the cost of materials on home depot or lowes and at least get an idea of what the materials cost would be.Then go through craigslist/service/hard money lenders and find out what Hard Money lenders are offering in your area for LTV could be 65%-70% up to 90% in some areas and that is what you will use to calculate your offer. ever area has a different average LTV.After you have an offer figured call the seller and make sure actually provide an offer in writting to make it real to them not just call and ask them," would you take X amount".

You will need to figure that out.The inventory is lower in many areas around the country, and response rates are down for direct mail in general.

If you have the whole country to look at, I would look elsewhere.

I've found one ran by Country Musick.

A cross all the t's and dot all the i's kind of person I want to be as knowledgeable as I can before I pull the trigger on anything.

The Atlanta area has some of the best mold labs in the country.

Just a question here that crossed my mind in thinking about the damage that needs to be repaired on a house I bought from the sheriffs auction.

Thank you and your wife for serving our country!

Originally from the Northwest Tennessee - the country.