I use my realtor for access to the M.L.S and last sold price .When I talk to my agent about a house I already know a lot of info from doing my home work.

With easy access to financing, great connections in the contracting world, and good cash flow from my job, I'm on the hunt for the perfect first deal.

If it's a short distance from road to house, easily accessible, no trees, etc., you should be able to get the job done for around $2,000.Hope this helps.

Correct me if i'm wrong but the main reason to get a license is to have access to the MLS?

It will give you access to the industry and possibly some sweet deals:)

If you have access to a HELOC on your house it would be a great way to be ready to write a check, under market value, before they start marketing it through a realtor.I live in a little bit more upscale neighborhood, but if there was a market for rentals in that price range I would buy every house in the neighborhood when it came available.

The HOA has no restrictions on rentals, I work for the builder building the units so I have access to the CCR's.

Hello,I'm gearing towards making my first deal for buy and hold and I have come up with two different approaches to make this happen in my market, Los Angeles area.Scenario 1) Buying a fourplex with a 203k Loan locking in today's low interest ratesScenario 2) Buying a fourplex using a private money lender, rehabbing it and refinance using an FHA loanA couple things to consider are low money down available, access to contractors at good prices and time availability to use this BRRRR approach.What are your thoughts on this?

It'd be helpful to get about 1,500 square feet or so.  2) I want a right of first refusal so I can buy it (I have a family); 3) I want to buy it from a wholesaler; 4) I want to partner with someone who knows how to flip houses; 5) I want to smartly finance it; I have access to FHA loans including a 203k loan; also willing to use hard money as an intermediate solution too, particularly with a partner who is skilled in the art (I'm in the process of getting pre-approved for a mortgage so I can set an exit number and then work backward into this flip deal); 6) I would expect to split the profit 50/50 with the partner (and if the flip goes so well that my family and I get priced out of it, perfect:  Then the house will be sold and I'll get 50% of the profit).  

Morning, we have a top floor condo in the loop that has roof rights and we want to create access(stairs of some sort) to a roof top room that we want to add.