If you are marketing to short sale candidates that implies you are probably working directly with them and not through a realtor.

These are yearly increases in % in median home implying 50% are lower and other 50% are higher.

The question was who is reputable, not who can give me some under the radar advertising or blatant solicitations to sell me notes in the forums.And the first question should be what brokerage is well capitalized to repurchase a note under the expressed and implied warranties made in the transaction.

And I would like any tax writeoffs that I could get... but are you implying there is some tradeoff?

The NOI was implied in the post. $52,200-$14,600-$8,250-------------$29,3506.8% cap rate is appropriate for the area. 

You may want to check out RE Trainers web site.

I wouldn't say that these properties are low value, and I didn't intend to ever imply such.

In the relationship structure you imply, be it JV or formal management, the other party sounds like they are putting up the capital so logic would dictate you are supposed to put up the expertise.  

@Andy BallesterThe only thing I could think of to make a bank more upset with you than turning on the utilities in one of their foreclosures after they said and/or implied no ... would be calling them on the phone and telling them you just bought one of their houses SubTo.

The tax statements will give you an indication of the revenue, which will imply occupancy and collections.I include something in the contract that the Seller will provide reasonable documentation to support financing of the deal and that is a contingency to close.