1. Finding a commercial properties: Today, there are hundreds of listings in Southern California. An effective way to see which of these is right for you would be to start by scheduling an hour or more of your time to meet with me in my office and review current listings. Such a meeting would better allow me to learn more about YOUR “search criteria”. During the next step, I provide you with important data concerning your property selection, such as demographic info, employment statistics, numbers of cars passing by the property’s location, trends about real estate prices in the area, analysis of tenant types, financial sheets and calculations based on income and expenses.

2. Finding foreclosed properties from banks/lenders: There are many bank-owned homes (also known as “REO”s) on the market today. These types of homes, especially the most desireable ones, are available only for a short period of time (usually for an average of 3 to 5 days), due to their high demand by buyers; we typically see many offers on these homes, even before they are listed on the market! For the best chance of success in acquiring REOs, you must be ready and fast in making your decision as well as submitting an offer. Offers should be well-prepared with attached proof of funds statements or loan preapproval so as not to cause delay with the lender's review of your offer.

3. Foreclosed properties from banks/lenders in BULK: This is another investment that you could buy today that would be mostly residential single-family homes as the above, but in larger quantities. Typically these are all-cash purchases. Note this is not a common type of investment, and very few brokers have access to bulk sales!