Often you are getting a pretty sizeable discount for your efforts, resulting in both captured equity and cashflow.The best ugly properties go quickly, so when I was looking, I got in the habit of searching daily.  

In addition lower rents will decrease the value of a property, not necessarily its appraised value, because no buyer will desire to pay retail for properties with reduced cash flow.

You can search this company on the web, but there is ZERO mention of his name in affiliation with the company. 

I think most people searching in a given area are not looking to prey they are purposely looking for lodging.

Do a Google search for Awesome Arcades.

If you want to go in person, just search in Stamford and you will find one.

Yes both states have licensing requirements for contractors and subcontractors which can be found with a simple google search

This is largely because I can typically get higher rents in B and A-class neighborhoods without relying on Section 8.I’d recommend focusing your search on C and C+ neighborhoods, for both multi-family and single-family homes with more than three bedrooms.

You can also find real estate investing groups through meetup.com, Facebook, or a Google search.

Be sure that you are purchasing in a desirable location though.