Hi BJ,I’m a full time Real Estate agent who specializes in investment real estate in Rochester, NY.

You might get a gift of seller concession, but putting money into the deal is pretty important to most lenders.

I don't have as many tips for solutions mid rehab, but I do know that most, if not all, of the very active investors that I know have established relationships with 2 or 3 lenders that specialize in programs that match their strategy and have an agent or two in the investors target market to help them find more deals without having to put much work into finding them.

I leaned doing business in Texas everyone surveys before closing. out in the west we rarely do that unless its acreage or some other special circumstances we simply would not have enough surveyors to keep up with resi transactions in a timely manner.. but I can see in Texas were the land use rules and no building codes or lax ones and no licenses required years ago.. that you need to do this.. you opened my eyes on that one. 

Quote from @Glenn Barlow: To BP Family:Looking for recommendations for a Strategic Marketing Company that specializes in (or at least) understands our RE business.  

REIA meetings, meetups, calling the "handyman special" signs, calling the "we buy ugly houses" or the "we pay cash" billboards and signs.  

We have a few specialized VA's that do Tier 4 and 5.   

I asked about interest rates before investing and they did a special deal that it can only go up 1%.

Is there an agent who specializes in selling investment properties in need of repair to other investors? 

Seems like the biggest risk are potential future special assessments, which could be for immediate need vs future projects.