There are 20 million houses Travis That have very little equity and these houses sometimes are on quiet streets and they need no work and they are paid up so they're not in trouble, not distressedYou make money by being a problem solver for the seller and making 3 per cent as an assignment fee.What a lot of people don't realize is sellers need help but they don't understand the costs to sell with an agentCosts to sell include commissions, closing costs, sellers concessions, spruce up costs like paint and landscaping, and vacant house while the house is being sold through the agentI describe this in a long post in the starting out section of the forms, so look for that long posters a few hours involved thereBottom line here is the spring is going be really tough for real estate agents in general, and if they would focus on helping sellers selling on terms verses for cash they would make a lot more moneyAn agents would make a lot more moneyAnd buyers would get their dream home in their chosen neighborhood in their perfect school district today, not making some landlord in some crappy apartment or rental house :)

Once I know 2 or 3 areas I want to farm, my plan is to drive them for vacants, see if county code will give me a list of tagged properties, run a search through the appraisal district to find the owners of the vacants I found as well as any out of state owners. 

The new bill introduced this year simply mandates that the District Clerk is to provide the Attorney General with notice of the deposit of excess proceeds only if the Attorney General or a state agency that is represented by the Attorney General is a defendant in rem in the tax lawsuit.

Try and ask around locally or any neighbors if there are any about the home's condition and ownership status.If that fails you can get the owner's information and the property's tax status from the tax office (link) or another useful tool for owner and property information is the Galveston Central Appraisal District (link).  

Purchased a single family 2.5 story in a desireable historical district close to a downtown waterfront community.  

@Jesse ConnersOkay here's the rule of thumbIt cost 10 to 12% of the value of the house to sell w an agentIf you cant get it cheap enough like 70% loan to value it's not a wholesaling dealIf it's 70 to 85% LTV it could be a listing w an agent or sub2 and a note or a wrapGreater than 85% LTV in good condition and in a good school district and neighborhood is either a lease option, subject to, or a wrap acquisitionThe exit for me anyway on these three acquisitions is a lease to own with 3% downBecause the subject to and the wrap has a due on sale clause issue I want the underlying financing paid off as soon as possible meaning one to two yearsIf it is a lease to own acquisition, I generally assign them and get out of it of itI hope that helps

I'm looking for a rehab deal in the Rockway, Parkwood, or Lindbergh school districts.

First I only go see houses that are three or four bedroom and they are in good school districts and the quiet streets that's the first thingNext thing I do is I walk through the rental and act like a renter asking the basic renters questions to landlordsAnd then I do a classic what if statement and give a leave behind on lease to ownMr. landlord you got a nice place here and I think the rent you're asking 1100 is fair"I want to ask you a question and if you hate the idea of them just let me know, but what if I could give you 1100 a month for about oh 24 months and then at the end of that period of time buy the property at a fair price, ""would that be something you would even consider thinking about or maybe not?"

It's in the school district I need, her asking price is emotional tho.

If you're not focused on one area, it's not practical to follow proposed development districts to grab property before turnarounds happen.