First, I learned about being a retail real estate agent. Then, a commercial agent because I kind of prefer the business side. I talked to all the major brokers and I realized, you know, it’s so expensive and it still just take so much time to build your business. And I really didn’t want to deal with people buying and selling a home to which they are emotionally attached. Then I learned about wholesaling. I learned about buying foreclosures and holding them as rentals. I learned about buying homes in probate. I learned about clearing the chain of title on inherited property. I learned about mobile home flipping, buying mobile home parks, buying storage units. I learned about buying tax lien certificates. I learned about buying tax foreclosures.

 

But each and every one of these required me to schlep across town to see a property or meet someone or coordinate with contractors and really, all I wanted was just to be home with my kids. And then, I had an opportunity to participate in several tax foreclosure auctions in Florida. These were tax foreclosures, and after participating in 3 auctions, I was beyond frustrated that I wasn’t winning anything. When someone I had met while networking in a Facebook group, kind of like we met, told me a secret. He said: “Don’t go after the Single Family Homes in the auctions.”, he said, “They’re too competitive. Instead, go after the vacant land. No one’s looking at that.”.