I have over 30 years professional experience so not taking anything personal.You have corrected nothing. 

Licenses are typically required if you plan to work in a professional real estate role, like as an agent or broker.

Hey @Nevin Wilkie. have you looked on the city or county's tax records to find the mailing address for the owner when it's different than the address of the property you want to buy?

You mentioned gross rents of $3400 per month and Principle/Interest/Tax/Insurance of $2500 per month. 

There are options like:Private Real Estate Funds: These allow you to remain in real estate but delegate all the management responsibilities to professionals.

The data they pull from the tax records on how much a home last sold for, often not updated, or completely wrong.

Salaries, compensation, rent, taxes, utilities, fees, MLS, etc.The flat fee model is a recipe for disaster."

House needs some Interior Cosmetic Work, Wood Fence Repairs and some Plumbing Work.I want to turn and run, but I recently heard where there is a Problem, there is Opportunity.I thought this might be an interesting Case Study.Thanks for the Ideas.If they owe $180k on a $210k property and its a year+ behind then they probably owe taxes and other bills as well.

If you need financial help, ask under the "Finance, Tax, and Legal" forum.

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