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I am part of a real estate investing study group and our assignment for this week was to find an investor friendly CPA.Thanks so much!

We've communicated for a while online (mostly about recording and engineering), and just recently discovered that we both were looking to get into real estate investing.Since you are putting up the money, getting the loan, and this other person is getting the free rent… What did they do to become part of this deal?

Don't limit yourself to just those investors in your back yard. there are plenty across the country that are willing to buy a good deal where ever it is.I have a lot of students in Detroit, and what they have discovered is that they're sitting on a gold mine since the prices are so low there.

I have looked into Homes Discovered.

BUt the thing that kicks the bucket is the amount of mold we discover growing in the bathroom.Its even made it into the bedroom next door.

After discovering this site I feel I may have found a new revenue stream for my business in the foreclosure processes.How I Got Here:Foreclosures and the whole process has been an interest of mine for years but every time I'd look into it, it would seem like the few deals I found didn't fit into my business model.

So I've studied much and acted little.

While the difference between 7,000 and 1,200 dollars do sound like a big difference I think it is more important to study the bids closely and talk with the contractors to get a full picture of what scope of work they are proposing to do.

Broker in CA and Wash.Licensed General Contractor in Washington.I have taken Alexis course at foreclosures[dot]com not the hands on course but the one that is sent in a binder for home study.