I've just been introducing myself and asking if they are perhaps interested in selling X property.To my surprise, no one has been rude to me or hung up on me.

Feel free to reach out to me if you'd like more information. 

I knew somebody had already attended to it because there was a huge dehumidifier and an air blower plugged in that did not belong to me.

Wanted to introduce myself ...my name is Isidro...i am from California, i recently got offered an opportunity to get into the real estate investing by my landlord...he has been doing this for about 15-20 years and offered me to work with him...basically i find/generate him leads...he puts 100% of his money, we buy homes cash, if i work on rehabbing he will pay me an hourly rate, and in the end he gives me 40% of the profits...sounds like a fair deal to me since i have 0 liability, i am not using my own money and he is an experinced investor.

I have tons of California folks reach out to me looking to invest out of state. 

the 1031 SEEMS ideal to me at the moment but I wonder if that is me being short sighted.

He said that once he found someone suitable he would submit his/her information to me for a background check. 

The basement looks really ugly to me.

Then a recent one REALLY caught my attention and made a lot of sense to me.

Buying and holding properties in the DC area is a no brainer to me.