All Forum Posts by: Mehran K.

With all the other positive factors you've listed and the fact that it was 5 years ago (the start of the recession/crash), I would take them as long as everything checks out!

@Frank Garcia You can try finding the contact information for the actual owner via your county's tax assessor web site. You can try reaching out to that person to find out there situation/trouble and see if you can offer a solution. 

Hopefully you're savvy with the ARV of the homes in that area so you have a good sense of what you can offer to pay for this property to make money wholesaling it to an investor, who will be looking for a major discount as well!

• Partnering
• Seller Carry back (full financing or carrying a 2nd so I can put down less)
• May sell my primary residence and start renting for a while LOL!

Welcome to BiggerPockets @Ellyse Jacobs! Thanks for your introduction. You'll soon find that most of what you need to learn to invest in your market, you can learn right here on BP from other investors. Use that money you save to do some actual investing!

If you haven't already, be sure to check out the BiggerPockets Podcasts

Welcome to the site @Alexa S., thanks for introducing yourself. 

If you haven't already, check out The Book On Flipping Houses

Also, be sure to give a listen to the BiggerPockets Podcasts

I wouldn't have learned what I needed to learn to attempt my first flip this year without reading that book. There have been TONS of guests on the podcasts that have successful flipping businesses as well. Even the author of that book. 

Hope that helps!

Welcome to BP @Verlin McClendon, thanks for the introduction. Things can definitely be over-whelming at first, as is with any new adventure. Eventually you'll learn enough to have your bearings and move forward. It will just take some time and effort. Don't forget that and keep learning!

Hope to see you more around the site.

Welcome to the site @Phil Strickland, thanks for your introduction. I have similar plans to leave my w-2 job eventually. I hope that becomes a reality for you as well, God willing! Keep sowing and you'll reap that reward some day :)

Definitely hope to see you more around the site!

Big welcome to BP @Eduardo Lopez III, thanks for the introduction. Grats on the fourplex and it's awesome to hear that you're learning a lot now that you're months into ownership. Hopefully that never stops!

Hope to see you around the site, maybe even at one of the CA events some time.

I'd like to encourage anyone considering trying to be on the podcast to really go for it! My business has exploded since I've been on the show. Better yet, I've gotten countless amounts of feedback from users whom my interview was helpful to, which is priceless. I plan on writing a success story post about this sometime in the near future! It feels so rewarding to help others with some things I've learned along the way.

It was pretty fun too, even though I had butterflies in my stomach :)

This is huge, thanks for making this so seamless. Hopefully people will be more engaged on the blog conversations now. I hope to be!