At bare minimum, calling them will give you some practice at the drill of qualifying a "good lead".

I'm retired Air Force (20 years) and currently employed at the University of Central Florida as a Sr Business Analyst.I've been studying investing off and on for almost 10 years now and I'm ready to put what I've learned into practice.

Coughlin's law from the movie Cocktail.

Paul,In Colorado, a REAL PROPERTY TRANSFER DECLARATION - (TD-1000) is required by law to be filed with the county assessor where the property is located.

I'm moderately introverted and wholesaling seems like too social of a practice for me to get into so I'm considering another plan.

It will include who pays what, including real estate commissions, in accordance to state law.These critical agreements should be constructed by a real estate attorney in the state where the property is located.State laws rule and vary.

Hey Brian:I have no doubt that your student does a great job in Texas however after reading the law and speaking with an expert real estate attorney in Texas I figured the risk was a bit more than I wanted to take.

(NJ RIGHT TO KNOW LAW) they will have you fill out a simple form request.

When looking for a duplex, don't forget to consider the possibility of 2 homes on 1 lot...some good keywords would be things like 'granny flat' or 'in-laws quarters'.

Nikhil, not knowing the market, the laws and even the numbers (what is 45,00,000?)