All Forum Posts by: Clayton Casey

My wife and I from Collierville, TN and love the entire Smokey Mountain area, that's where we were engaged! We are looking for a 1 bed/1 bath possibly in the Wears Valley area. We will be financing, is it impossible to buy using financing right now? @Avery Carl

@Zack Thiesen @Alex Hugo Thanks for taking the time to reply.  Both posts were helpful. When doing the due diligence on encumbered property, will an agent help me through the process? Title search, inspection if one is available etc.That's my main worry, I can find properties that I believe will be valuable and compare them to nearby similar properties but actually going through the process is why I really need guidance. 

I am currently renting in Memphis, TN.  My fiancee and I have saved a sizable amount of cash that would allow us to purchase a 200K property on a conventional loan and have about 25-30K leftover to fix up the house. We have a timeline of about 7-8 months before we need to be moved in.  I've been studying real estate investing for the past 6 months and it's definitely something I want to pursue.  I believe a live-in flip is solid first step on actually putting into practice how to analyze a deal, negotiate, and renovate while mitigating risk regarding holding cost and other factors. If I google realtors near me then I get a huge list obviously and it can be a bit overwhelming.  Is there a way to narrow the search of agents without having to call and ask each one if they have any experience in investing etc?  Should I get an agent that specializes in auction/foreclosures or even just finding houses that require a good amount of sweat equity? Thanks for any help or recommendations.