Timing can sometimes be as valuable as improvements in this business.

As far as the record goes, you can search the County Recorder for death certificates.

Rockford seems to be improving, but what areas are a "no go" for buy and holds?

Do improvements while living there.You can technically do this every 12 months, or as soon as you can save up your next down payment.You can also buy 2-4 unit properties and use FHA to put only 3.5% down.

I know Property Meld has something built into their Maintenance dashboard where it asks for reviews after maintenance issues are handled and I think if they rate 4 or 5 starts they then ask for a google review and if it's 3 or below it stays internal and gets circulated around so the team can figure out what went wrong and improve on it.

If you have questions, search the forums as most questions have been asked already.

Hey MarcI think there are some other threads on here if you search about this very topic. 

Search my recent posts as in the last couple days I posted a list of wholesalers and agents with pocket listings that service San Diego area.  

While it’s not solely designed for remarketing, you can set up a remarketing campaign alongside your search keyword campaigns.

MLS listing after a couple months of searching.