34: Virtual Real Estate Investing and How to Find Great Deals in a Hot Market with Anson Young

Many investors find themselves trapped by a heated market – but today’s guest shows that it is fully possible to invest in real estate – even in a hot real estate market. Anson Young, who lives in the Denver area, joins us today to chat about finding great deals locally and virtually, as well as tips for working with agents, dealing with assignments, and a whole lot more. Anson is a fun guy who has a ton of awesome tips to share with everyone, so don’t miss today’s show! Read the transcript to episode 34 with Anson Young here. In This Show, We CoverThe “crap jobs” that led to Anson’s real estate investing careerHow Anson partnered on his first deal without doing any laborFinding great deals on the MLSHow Anson finds the best neighborhoods to invest inHow to wholesale virtuallyWhat to do if you don’t have direct MLS accessUsing the “Short Sale Time Machine” to build equityHow to get around the “non assignment” clause when wholesaling bank reposMistakes made by Anson when getting startedAnd much more…Links from the ShowThe Real Estate Agent’s Ultimate Guide to Working with Investors The Book on Flipping Houses The Book on Estimating Rehab CostsThe BiggerPockets ForumsThe 21 Best Real Estate Books EverThe BiggerPockets REI Resource CenterBooks Mentioned in the Show:Rich Dad Poor Dad by Robert KiyosakiMillionaire Real Estate Investor by Gary KellerThe Four Hour Workweek by Timothy FerrissCrush It by Gary VaynerchukTweetable TopicsWorking crappy jobs can be a good way to get started with real estate investing (Tweet This!)Plan with the end in mind. (Tweet This!)You are either consistent or non-existent. (Tweet This!)Connect with AnsonAnson’s BiggerPockets Profile