For those interested, a combination of mortgages with no “due on sale” clause, mortgage companies loose due diligence, and title insurers willingness to “turn a blind eye” to practices that wouldn’t pass scrutiny now, resulted in tactics like the “second mortgage crank” which not only allowed investors to purchase properties with no money out of pocket but allowed investors to actually walk away from closing with “cash in their pocket”.

I see you are located in Royal Oak, that is the area we've actually been looking at as I'll be based in Warren at the Arsenal. 

Is just the fact that no garage could be a no go for some buyers enough to build it even if it only raises the value by the actual cost?

The BP function allowing you to check references and actually talk to real clients of those QIs is a great advantage.

Quote from @Franklin Perez: You don't need a license to invest, and it may actually hurt you.

The model flagged listings that could likely generate more revenue with better descriptions.4.Market Comparison: Using Zillow Zestimate APIs and AirDNA, they compared similar properties in the area and forecasted how much more the property could make if the photos and descriptions were improved.5.Property List: All of this data was organised into a Google Sheet for further review.6.Automating Outreach: They used Claude to generate personalised outreach emails and DMs to homeowners, pitching offers for the properties.The entire process revolves around identifying undervalued homes that look worse online than they actually are.Has anyone seen anything like this?

It makes lead management way more efficient since they get to focus on people who actually want to do business. 

If so, I know credco for us sends someone to our office to make sure we are compliant.When we boarded on the IM side it was intense but I actually am glad to go through that process, it means they are serious about compliance.

Hi Penny i'm actually an investor that resides in Odessa as well and my realtor actually just sold a duplex recently and in that area they have several occupied duplexes and some for sale.

My family actually have some properties in FL, and I have also researched this area quite a bit and I saw it might fit my strategies.