You can also let a tenant pay the lien/encumbrance off.I can swap a lien I payoff for an interest in title.Material and workmen's liens can be financed at full face value after being purchased at a discount by a clean-up contractor (one hired to complete unfinished work). 

When running your numbers, if purchasing a home that isn't new construction and less than $1MM, I would estimate 1% - 1.2% of the purchase price as your annual insurance premium. 

I have recently started writing down addresses of run down or abandoned properties that I would like to purchase, but I only have the owner's name.

@Brandon Stelling As a military veteran with 100% VA disability benefits, you can leverage VA home loans to purchase properties with no down payment, no PMI, and favorable terms, including multi-family properties for house hacking. 

I live in San Diego and am trying to purchase my first investment property I have about 150K to put down but am struggling to find deals that meet my price point. 

It would be unfair for me to give any kind of general satisfaction/unsatisfaction because there is still a lot ahead to be determined.A quick snapshot:-Purchased lot in February 2022.  

Of course, every owner's situation is unique and factors like the legal entity involved, purchase date, adequate passive income that can be offset with the cost segregation study, etc., will need to be considered.

I sunk a large amount of capitol into these when I purchased them just to make sure they were nice. 

We also have a very strong rental market, and that too has high demand from investors wanting to purchase. 

I have met and spoke to several people that have joined Brads group and purchased and sold several deals because of it.