All Forum Posts by: Paul Santos

A Car Wash business that relies on employees prepping, washing, vacuuming and drying cars can be a liability. In many areas like Southern California, Arizona, and other parts, these existing car washes compete by using a lot if illegal labor. It is the only way they stay competitive and profitable. A word of caution if that is the case, getting busted for hiring or employing illegals can turn into a legal nightmare and potentially destroy a business. 

I had a friend who invested heavily in senior care facilities, he bought run-down facilities, rehabbed them, and resold them at significant profit. His office space was above a car wash. He had the intention of buying the car wash so he could own the whole building. The car wash staff were predominately all undocumented, needless to say he dropped his plans to buy the car wash. Just some food for thought.

I have not tried this one yet, but Google Arizona Real Estate Investors Association (AZREIA)

@Account Closed Be aggressive, I would call them and ask the status of the property, you have nothing to lose, and everything to gain. Here is their number from a google search: (972) 239-0570

@Chris A. you are exactly right on the enthusiasm and knowledge you gain from BP. The Podcasts are my favorite. Best of luck on your endeavors!

@Nicholas Jones Welcome to BP, its a great place to be!

If you go to the Maricopa County Justice Courts website, there is Case Search function (Find A Case) that will allow to search by Name, Business Name, Case Number. Hope this helps. 

@Mark Stoker Congrats on your investment. I would love to keep hearing about your experience with that property. Hopefully you keep adding posts with updates. Good luck.

@Sam Cerreta Welcome to BP and take advantage of all it is has to offer!

@Kyle Wyloge Welcome to BP! Clearly you are ahead of the curve with your experience and background. We just moved to Phoenix area and in the next month or two plan to purchase our first rental. We are closing on our primary residence soon. Maybe we can discuss some investment rental options in the area. 

@Jacob Sanders Welcome onboard to BP! It is an amazing community with insight to everything you can imagine about real estate. Make sure to checkout the free guides. Podcasts will give you some great ideas from a broad spectrum of investor types. Good luck!