Totally agree with you on looking at the area and certainly know what you are referring to when it comes to different areas.

I am planning on looking for foreclosed homes and trying the lease/option plan.

Most of these folks will have a poor credit score, and the prospect needs to be looked at in a more non-traditional way.I just feel that a decision based only on looks and the cleanliness of a car might not be the best business habits to forge.

I planned on looking into it.

I focus on looking for properties and investors who need help.

How often do you plan on "looking after" the units when you are home?

(These are my conservative numbers, the numbers he gave were: first house bought at 50k+20k rehab sold at 125k, second house bought at 50k w/7% +20k rehab sold at 140k profit of 96k after expenses and ROI of 96%, split 50/50 I the investor make 48k and the 50k back)He's planning on buying at least 200 notes and has already secured millions in investments to make this happen, each note would be around 50 cents on the dollar because of the quantity he's getting.I really need advice here, I know very little about notes and was planning on looking into BRRRR honestly.

I plan on looking it over.

Thanks for the reference on looking up the history of payments with the county.

As I mentioned to Austin Groupp, I definitely plan on looking for opportunities in more ideal markets as I become more experienced, confident, and have more money to invest with.