If you are most serious about getting them out, spend the $500 and hire a flat fee attorney. 

You can not wholesale any property without having to pay your broker a percentage / flat fee, whichever you work out with them.  

That's why I work with investors and offer my flat rate to help them out.

That tax liens are guaranteed is a flat out lie by people promoting tax liens.

You can do a simple web search to find brokerage firms that will hang your license for a flat fee verse a % of every sale/purchase but you won't get much assistance from them and I am not sure exactly how "legal" all that is.Other things to consider, 1) there is a fee to have access to and be able to list on the MLS, 2) I think the state requires you to carry or it would be a very good idea to carry Errors and Omissions insurance commonly called E&O insurance 3) if you plan to tour properties, you will need to get those electronic keys that agents have and I am guessing there is an annual fee associated with that.Those are the big ones I can think of off the top of my head.

I was looking at gas and water paid by landlord and thought I could charge $55 each for gas and water as flat every month fee.

They use a flat 11% management fee (no first-month fees or anything), which incentivizes them to keep tenants there for a long time.

In Arizona, RE is flat or declining still.

Once some builders working in my flat messed with the connections between the consoles / DVD player and the TV, and smashed a lightbulb then hid it in one of the drawers.At the time I was livid, but never thought to complain.

Hard money lenders seem to be the way to go but everything were finding on the internet either doesn't service this area, the minimum amount loaned is 100,000 which is pretty high for rehabs in our particular market or is just flat out scams.