exit of war zone is not a mystery or something that is not known to most in the field.1. wholesaler to sell to another investor because the house is vacant and trashed.2. local investor who will only pay the 2% or better rule and you as an Out of state investor paid 1% rule so you take loss.what you won't do is sell to someone to live in it .. there are no homeowners looking to buy low end war zone properties basically in any city .. by definition at least using James Wachombs definition C and D class is 100% renters and that's about right.

I have recently become addicted to bp :)I just wanted to make a quick note about revealing your numbers to the seller(coming from a guy that is by no means an expert in dealing with sellers)...I think it would be a good idea to look at the low-end cash transactions and if they support the value you are presenting, show the seller what properties have been selling for....if you are going to provide numbers, talk about all the expenses on your end...commissions, interest, taxes, repairs, attorney fees, utilities, insurance...talk about what will happen if they list the property like get negotiated down, address issues after the inspection, they will then have to pay commissionsI def agree with not telling the seller what you will clear and make it a mystery as to what it will really sell for because its a buyers market, but letting someone know all the expenses on your end can be very powerful information to a seller because they will realize they have those expenses if they want to list the home...and instead of selling you their problems, they will keep them

A call to the tax accessor's office will probably solve the mystery.

in my experience they are the HUGE minority.. not the majority.. but its just like anyone in the sales business.. 10% will succeed  2 to 3% wildly and the rest will trundle along and 50% will not make it past 6 months.the internet has created this fantasy of real estate rich's and the fantasy includes starting with no money as a wholesaler.. but we know this is not true.. wholesalers need money to market.they need money to buy gas to go to meet ups.. or gas and a car to go meet with clients.Then they need innate skills to close the deals.. and we all know who those folks are .. they are the same that can sell used cars  or are great at selling time shares.. or any other hard close job.no mystery here.. the issue comes with a legion of beginners unleashed on folks who their property many times is their most valuable asset.. or they get snookered into giving it away.. and those that rip equity like this are proud of it etc .there is a place for this wholesaling I Believe in the low value asset areas of the US.. like pretty much any ghetto inner city area of the US.. were values are low and the traditional RE community just does not want to bother with it..

You don't want your number to come up as "mysterious spam number" on a bunch of call buster forums. 

This one caught me so off guard I had to think how to answer it.Applicant on the phone: "I saw your ad and I just wanted to ask you, and I am not racist or anything but are there black guys in the building I am a tiny white girl".I started to think could this be some "mystery renter" from NAACP or whatever?

I first time through the recast process was somewhat of a mystery, but I kept going and realized it’s pretty much a no-brainer and really easy to do. 

No mystery. 

Each scope of work was a mystery going in and each time a scope was completed, my confidence in my ability to do the next step was higher.

No need to pay anyone, you can do it yourself and there is no need to know mysterious technical techniques.