My wallet still hurts from those girls.

It's a really good market, thus its highly competitive, but you can find deals if you build a network and a niche so people know what to bring you.We just grabbed 2 townhouses in the city for 85k, they appraised for 150k & 160k.

Here is what I look at:1 - I start with my financial criteria, which comes from my financial goals, that dictates the property profile I'm looking for.2 - I pick a market, any market, and I analyze that market's numbers to see if it matches the profile I need.3 - Then, I find the specific micro-markets where these houses are found in groups...not just scattered singles/doubles mixed in with other properties that don't match.4 - Then I camp out in the micro-market, waiting for those properties to become available.5 - I then grab the matching properties when available.I have two sets of financial criteria:1 - Flips.  

After a few months, he met a girl and wanted to move out and live with her, "why don't you buy me out" he said, I checked the couch for some hidden fortune but alas it was time to sell.

(My boys are 11 and 12) I lost my job due to a corp merger right before my baby girl was born, and since my..."

And if we are grabbing the worst of the properties I.e., the eyesores, we have made a dozen or more neighbors happy.  

I grabbed a few items off his list above as well to add to mine.

@Emma Iavaroni If you are still in Miami and would like to grab coffee I would love to meet with you!

its the intent.. but if your state does not enforce the laws then there you go  have at it.. but the law is the law.Just like right now in the SF bay area particularly Oakland they will not go after snatch and grab car break ins.. ergo cars are hit all over the place.. is it legal NOPE do they enforce it NOPE.. 

Would love to attend one of these meet ups some time or even grab a cup of coffee with you in the future.