Offering Free labor for fixer uppers! - San Diego

[Alem A.]

Hello,

My name is Alem and I am really taking real estate investing serious. The only problem is I do not feel comfortable yet buying my first real estate investment property. I plan to start in a year when i'm finished with school, so in the mean time I was hoping I can trade free labor to an investor who buys distress properties and help them rehab it. I am not asking for a mentor just trying to get hands-on experience.

[Nathaniel Donnelly]

Alemneh Asefa,

Welcome to BP! I'm brand new here and have just turned my first property into a rental here in San Diego. Looking to buy my second rental here before the year's out.

I don't want to say I have work for you just yet, as I don't really know what I'm doing, haha. Just trying to get my real estate education before I pull the trigger for real. And I believe I'm going to go with a buy-and-hold strategy initially.

If I were you, I'd join one of these REI groups here in SD. Just went to a meeting last night about the right way to find good contractors. Here are a couple links:

http://www.meetup.com/FIBI-San-Diego-Investment-Club/
http://sdcia.com/

All the "who's who" in SD go to these things, and I'm sure you'll find what you're looking for. I think the next SDCIA meeting is on the 14th at the Scottish Rite Center in Mission Valley. I'll be there.

Good luck brother!