., structural engineers, plumbers) for precision, or a general contractor for coordination if the scope is broad.

@Daniel GrantzCash flow is a broad term. 

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You need to work with a property manager that has experience with this, unless you plan on doing it yourself.

Without asking questions and looking at it through a broad lens. 

I wanted something I could fix and flip for the quick capital as well as the experience of managing a project, finding contractors, etc How did you find this deal and how did you negotiate it?

For a truly passive experience you'd probably need to be an investor in private equity deals or be a silent partner on a project.

You lose all of the control and these are long term investments - but in my experience the returns match what I had on the active real estate and I am hiring professionals to manage the assets.  

In my experience, success in D-class areas almost always requires being local, extremely hands-on, and self-managing.

I don't mean to come off as a conspiracy theorist - I'm not saying this is normal; I have no experience with foreclosures, just parlaying the message.