Support: Ask who, specifically, will help with writing offers, filling out forms, navigating MLS, and dealing with the various scenarios you will encounter as a new agent.

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My involvement in BR has been limited as I only offer on larger deals there - apartments, mobile home parks, land developments, house packages, etc.

Currently in the process of closing on a package of SF homes and I wanted to ask whether a new Landlord needs to write a letter directly to the tenants or whether it is better to let the Property Manager inform them.

@Nancy Stark if you do it as a package you could finance it. probably a 5 or 10 year arm 30 year AM balloon type product which you will have to go back and negotiate after 5 or 10 years. if you have sufficient money to put down  w2 income will not matter. 

And how can I find other wholesalers in my area without paying for a membership for a package deal?

Bought it as a package deal and let go of the rest of the package because it wouldn't be financially smart.

We are looking at larger packages of properties, multi family, mixed use.

One guy gives a package price, you can have one from column a and two from column b for that price.. 

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