The blue signifies the major portion of the house, the other parcel is listed as vacant but you see a bit of the house crossing over. 

I have found that the majority of sellers are NOT interested in working with investors unless you'll pay market price.  

@Dante Goh I didn't hear the podcast but i suspect what was meant by "Control the HOA" is that have enough condos in the complex that you have enough votes to have majority control.My view is you still have risk because of no control over the units owned by others.

Ditto with things like adding a washing machine or dishwasher where there wasn't already one before, installing new windows as part of a major kitchen remodel that requires their reconfiguration, and so forth. 

Hello, I am beginning my journey as a wholesaler, and I am starting to realize that direct mail is one of the major ways to get leads.

Talk to a local bank @Peter Lee with a commercial lending department.

Here in Seattle we have the Department of Planning and Development (DPD).

Why aren't more people signing up with a local bank that can do portfolio loans, has a commercial lending department and they know who you are when you walk in the front door? 

She was working on the house , call the permit department to see if permits were pulled and if so what for . 

From my experience a good majority of investors are contractors or people who work in the construction field.Your goal should be to be friends with people who do rehab work on the side on flips renovations, that way you can work with them to 1 Get more income and 2 Meet directly with the investor and form a relationship.Good luck man!