I wish you luck in your hunt, and it will surely help to have a reliable local acquaintance act as your eyes and ears on the ground.Feel free to reach out directly if you have any other questions/just want to discuss!

Not to mention it would be so much less of a headache and so much less time and energy invested on your behalf, plus much less exposure to risk, easier to manage etc. to just buy a single multifamily for $800k in a good location with strong underlying fundamentals. 

Many lenders, including my group, offer a DSCR product to refinance on the back end as well.Before taking out a loan for a BRRRR project be sure to calculate all carrying costs (taxes, insurance, utilities, HOA, loan interest, etc.) to ensure (i) you have sufficient cash to cover monthly payments for at least the duration of the project and (ii) your estimated rent after repairs is at least 1.10x PITI (monthly refinance loan payment principal and interest, taxes and insurance).We have a proprietary BRRRR cash flow calculator tool that we share with our clients to help reliably assess costs and returns for these types of projects.

I appreciate the insight on the requirements for transfer, and the advice on where to focus our energy next. 

Our primary site for leads has always reliably been Furnished Finders. 

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Any recomendations on which would be the best skiptrace to use when trying to find contact information of old homes? I've tried Spokeo, True People Search and beenverified with no luck

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Our state doesn't have net metering (paying you for energy sent back to grid).

Tips for finding reliable tenants?

For a first investment, I recommend long-term rentals for more reliable income.