Keep in mind this might be spread out over 2 up to 7 years depending on your site selection and the economy.6. 

Examples of lists: lis pendens; homeowners who purchased before 2015; for-closure list; probate; to name a few.This is a numbers game so you'll want to build out a sizable list in order to have good lead flow.

My original purpose for joining the site was to understand why investors often get into trouble with their investments. 

If the software is not simplifying your life or making you more accurate, you shouldn't use it.Software does have extremely helpful features like online payments, marketing syndication (click a button and your property is advertised on multiple sites), electronic document review/signing, maintenance tracking, and owner reports.

That’s a different game.

We do land entitlement so we control all sites and tie them up until zoning is approved. we don't buy land that we can't entitle first

Obviously it is always a good idea to respect folks time, but find someone who also has skin in the game, investing where you are investing, can talk about their experiences, and also has built a network of folks who can support you after the transaction as well. 

Happy to chat and get a game plan in place for you or answer any other questions you might have.

Now the house has been sitting vacant for over one month despite PM putting it on zillow and other sites.

If you like help structuring this deal differently to give you more leverage, let me know, I've worked with new investors on game plans and seen others start with 90% LTV on their very first deal.