A few weeks before closing, tenants' realtor mentioned she was having a hard time finding them a place to live and asked it they could stay on until they found a place.

Besides doing a Direct Mail campaign, like Josh mentioned networking would be the route to take to locate these deals.

The criteria for a flip needs to be based on the difference between the purchase price + rehab + holding + selling expenses and the final selling price, not just the original purchase price you have mentioned in your posts.

You mentioned that you only have a week left before the closing.

Longevity and utilization are important as mentioned above.

First of all, I want to mention how great this site is.

I agree with Steve on a few of the issues you can have trying to get utilities turned on for short periods of time especially if they have been off for a long time.I believe that James V. mentioned he takes it into account on his offers if he cannot turn on the power.

Yeah, I had someone else also mention that to me, I will add a picket between.

I actually just mentioned that we need a Denver BP club to Josh earlier today.

Or you could find a mentor and do the grunt assistance you described just to learn the ropes.You didn't really mention your financial situation, your work situation, or how much time you plan to commit to this.