Background

Until 2003, he had worked as a deliveryman for Papa John’s in downtown West Palm Beach, Florida. For two years, she’d been couch surfing, living at friends’ houses, crashing their couches, in exchange for washing dishes, cleaning, or helping around the house. Why? He wanted to save money, and to save money, he needed a way out of paying the rent. Basically, he was a servant or a janitor.

Believe it or not, the experience was memorable and fun. During that time, I completed two magazines: “The Insanity Defense” and “Gravity (the seduction of the equator)”. Someday, I hope to publish them. The last place I stayed was David Knight’s kitchen, a separate building with a sink, fridge, table, shower, toilet. That was during hurricane season in Florida and some hurricanes hit the area quite hard. As he was a healthy eater, he asked me to bring coconuts home, as they were all over the street in the aftermath of the hurricanes. Specifically, he ordered two coconuts a day. As I was driving delivering pizzas at night, whenever I saw downed coconut trees or coconuts, I would park and throw them into the back of my Honda Civic. I bought a nice machete for $ 10-15 dollars and after taking them home and placing them in her refrigerator, I would open them the next day. For breakfast, we have fresh coconut milk. It was great.

While working at Papa John’s, I kept an eye out for top repair houses. Whenever he saw them, he would look up the address on the property appraiser’s website, look up the owner, send a letter, and make an offer. Either I was already under contract with an investor or in litigation limbo, so my attempts were unsuccessful. Oh good. At least I tried.

Life changes

In 2003, tired of delivering pizzas and somewhat scared by some bad experiences at work (being mugged, robbed, having rocks thrown at the car), I quit. He had saved $ 12,000. Knowing that I needed more money
I withdrew all my mutual funds, which added $ 30,000 to the pot. Combined, he had a total of $ 42,000.

He hoped to use this money to buy a superior home for repairs in West Palm Beach, Florida. At the time, however, the housing market was very hot: home prices were skyrocketing. Even superior homes with repairs sold for $ 200,000.

In doing my search online, I found a 9-acre ad with a trailer and spring in the back, for $ 54,900. A few days later, I drove to Old Town, Florida, met the owner, and put a down payment of $ 20,000 on the land, with arrangements for
pay $ 270 a month for five years (60 payments) and a balloon payment of $ 25,000. (A balloon payment is a final loan payment that is considerably higher than regular payments, for the purpose of paying off a loan.) After paying for the trailer, I had $ 22,000 left. I fixed the trailer and lived in it. The cost of the paint and tools amounted to a few thousand dollars, leaving me with $ 20,000.

Small town, pay small

Since it was a small town, the only jobs seemed to be with Georgia-Pacific, a logging company on the outskirts of town, and Hardees. Looking at the local newspaper, I saw an advertisement for sales of tax deeds. I visited the county clerk’s office and asked questions. Many questions. I visited the property appraiser’s office in the same building and asked questions. I started
attending sales and tenders on the land, using the remaining $ 20,000 I had left.

(At this point, you could be saying, “It was easy for you. You had $ 20,000.” To begin with, it is not easy when you are starting to do this and have no experience. Money can only get you so far. Anyone can learn to
do this with an investment of $ 2,000).

Deals everywhere

Bargains everywhere and I was running out of money, buying properties. But now he needed an income. I contacted friends and family and three people responded, agreeing to pay me a small monthly salary and a percentage once they sold a
property, if I could find them a property deed at a good price.

For a year, I lived in Old Town, attending tax deed sales. I also attended tax deed sales in other counties: Gilchrist, Levy, Madison, and Jefferson. Once he owned the land, he would resell it. My first big sale made a profit of around $ 17,000. I remember running around the 9 acres, jumping and praising God for the financial blessing. During this time, I was able to work on my own, and living in North Florida amongst friendly people and beautiful surroundings (springs, rivers, lots of trees) turned out to be cathartic in many ways.

Finally, I returned to West Palm Beach and continued to attend sales in nearby counties. Looking at all the counties, I decided to make a numbered map of Florida, with numbers corresponding to website links for county clerks and property appraisers, along with notes on how to buy property with tax deeds. Initially, I planned to use this map and notes for myself, but after looking at all the tax deed sales that happened every month, I was faced with a dilemma.

Many lots

There were so many counties with so many different lots up for auction. Often these sales of tax deeds were made on the same day; on the same date there will be two sales in two different counties. Which one should I wait for?

Even if you had the money to bid on tax deed sales in different counties that are scheduled for the same date, how would this be possible? I don’t have the time or the resources to research them all. Even if I did, who could I trust
handle the responsibility of bidding? In short, the opportunity was there, but the timing to make it work was beyond me.

Write a course

So, I decided to write a course, a reference guide for myself, on how to buy and sell property with tax deeds in Florida. I enjoy writing and am almost ashamed to admit that I am in a two-year journalism class. That class, college algebra, is the same one that kept my cousin, Jennifer, from getting her two-year graphic design degree. But she’s a successful graphic designer now, so I guess it didn’t mean much. Anyway, I’m wandering. In short, I like to write and since then I have kept diaries.

If I couldn’t do all of this myself, why should I keep it to myself? Along the way, I have met many people who have been helpful and patient in answering my questions, from property appraisers to tax clerks, real estate agents, title company employees, and tax deed bidders. Perhaps I could pass on what I have learned. That is why I wrote this course, so that others can benefit from my experiences, both good and bad.

Anyone can do this

Anyone can do what I do: invest land in Florida for a profit. I failed college algebra three times, which kept me away from a two-year journalism degree. Before learning how to do this, I worked several jobs. What jobs, you ask? McDonald’s, many different restaurant jobs, painting, car wash, kitchen improvement assistant, pizza delivery driver, handyman.

Those jobs had fun times, but do you know what I really enjoy? Writing and helping people. This book allowed me to do both. My friend, Vinnie, has used the techniques in this book to earn $ 16,000 in equity on his first land purchase. And that was just two months ago. That could be you. It’s easy if you follow the steps in my course.

Small investment, great profitability

With an investment of $ 2,000, you can start buying land in Florida.

How can my experiences help you? If you read my course and put it into practice, you can learn to:

1) Attend and bid on tax deed sales with confidence

2) Buy land in Florida for as little as $ 2,000

3) Find Florida property owners who are motivated to sell

4) Complete the necessary documentation for the purchase / sale of land.

5) Use different websites to sell your land

6) Determine which tax deed sales to attend

Since there are 67 counties in Florida, and most of them have tax deed sales every month, the ability to find low-cost land is in your favor. Even if you don’t want to buy a property for yourself, you might know someone who could use financial help. Consider buying them a lot in Florida. Why not invest in your children’s future by buying a lot in Florida?

What is the main interest in the bank? Five percent? Land values ​​double or triple annually. Make your money work for you by investing it in something that earns more interest.

Please visit my website at the top of this article to see some of the lots that I have purchased using the techniques from my course. Whatever you do, I encourage you to follow your dreams. Take care and god bless you.