Get as much info as you can. get their bank statements see what comes in and comes out.

Investment Info:Small multi-family (2-4 units) buy & hold investment.

Quote from @Jisoon Park: Hi, RakeshI'm looking into joining Jack Leicht flip secret program too, but I'm not sure if this is worth it to join and invest money into it.

I applied for a HELOC through Figure since I heard they will lend on investment properties.

I understand the pros/cons, but is it a good risk tool or something to avoid for investment properties?

In other words, you would have already invested thousands prior to the auction just to research the properties and their titles.What is your recommendation because without doing a proper title search (which sometimes takes weeks and passes the auction date), how would you know if what you're buying is a good investment?

After reading some of the works of Brandon Turner, I've decided I want to make a change, and there's no time like the present.Does anyone know of any newbie-friendly real estate clubs or landlord associations in the bay area that I can check out to learn more about investing?

Investment Info:Small multi-family (2-4 units) buy & hold investment.

So instead of getting a loan from a mortgage lender or local bank (which you can still do), you can also get a mortgage from the seller.Typically the reason a seller does this is the property WILL NOT qualify for traditional financing from a bank because the home is not habitable - in these cases the banks and mortgage companies will not lend on it so it must either be sold cash or seller financing.

Investors should document everything when they invest locally - and amp up documentation SIGNIFICANTLY when they invest remotely!