Definitely don't fake a rental contract, that's fraud and they do investigate mortgage fraud.

I would also investigate the amount of people who travel up to Indy or surrounding areas to work. hope this helps

I’ll have to investigate that.

In most cities, mobile home lots are rare outside of trailer parks.If it is allowed, then you will need to hire someone to investigate the utility situation and see what it would cost to get connected.

Pinpointing the best areas for you to invest then investigating the schools would be your best strategy.

Texas is a law unto itself sometimes.....but my understanding in PA is that a Realtor must present any and all offers to a seller regardless, whether a realtor HAS to allow you to be present is not something I have investigated.

You will never have access, you might not know of all the liens at the time of the sale, you will not know if the owner (or tenant) is a holdover and not leaving, you won't know much of anything unless you have the lists in advance and do your own due diligence and door knocking and investigating.

It won't be spot-on, and I wouldn't bid the job using the number or apply for a loan using the number - but I would and routinely do use it to determine whether or not a given wholesaler's deal is worth investigating further (spoiler alert: it's usually not).As I said in my first post, you'll need to update the numbers since it's been a few years since the book was published, and labor & material prices haven't really rebounded since Harvey.

I’m definitely going to investigate further.What have you found to be your best marketing?

No one yet knows how aggressive the feds will be in investigating and pursuing fraud charges, but google "PPP Fraud" and you'll get a taste of what's to come.The loan also will not be forgiven if you do not use it to cover payroll.