Absolutely, BPOs are common and usually the preferred method to get value quickly, but of course there is still cost associated.

For investors following the BRRRR method most of us are trying to balance keeping down rehab costs with the fact that we need a high value from an appraiser.  

Another method to find HM would be your local real estate investment group, if you have one, but I have zero experience with that.

I'm kind of against the flat rate because I could either make money or lose money on it, and I'd prefer it to be a wash, as close as possible.There's something called the RUBS method that I've found, does anyone have experience with that?

Thus, you will own two cash flow positive producing properties.One sells through a 1031 exchange because 1) they have owned a property for a long period of time and it may not have many years left to receive the benefits of depreciation expense, 2) they want to sell their existing property for an even larger property Both methods are great for scaling. 

We with encourage our Sellers to set up an Escrow account that we fund so that it makes the payments to their mortgage company on time every month.We have streamlined this entire “subject to” home selling process by creating a packet of all of the documentation required to complete these type of transactions, including all documents the seller would need to send their mortgage company, in an effort to make this home selling method as simple and straightforward as possible for our clients.

Part of my dismay with the method is that I see A LOT of people advertising that they offer this service.

Why are you choosing that method?

My favourite way to "improve" a property is the "right place, right time, right price ... do nothing" method ... then sit on it for 60-90days and refinance.  

BRRRR properties are normally purchased with short term financing (Hard Money, Private, Money, Cash, and a few other methods).