As a flipper who looks for equity I use the following to help.1- Days on Market - Im always looking for the lowest days2- High concentration of equity property - 40% or more SFR3- High concentration of pre-foreclosures 4- High concentration of 60-119 Mortgage Late Property5- Areas which sells for 2/3 of city median value or less6- Lowest number of housing per areaThis data can be compiled using Trulia.com, a foreclosure data site, credit bureau and Listsource.comIt will take you a while however the numbers tell a story..

In addition, an agreement document is easier to compile and sign then editing down my entire lease to meet the terms of the holding agreement and fee.

In fact, in the process of compiling your tax returns, they ask you such questions, or you can ask such questions, because they have to fill the appropriate forms based on what you provide.But it doesn't hurt to have some knowledge, so here goes:Since you rental income is classified as Passive Income, any renovations and maintenance can be deducted only from your rental income (or other passive income), but not from your W2/military income.

Fraser.I actually did reach out to my realtor and he's compiling a list for me.

However, before I do that, I want to compile a list of Pros and Cons for each market.

The second link there is a compilation of many different postings from a variety of BP members on how they find their buyers.

thanks for the info. last question: Did you compile a list of distressed properties as you would for a regular campaign or did you just mail to the houses you wanted to live in, regardless of whether or not they were distressed?

There are multiple options available for screening packages; tenant involvement/no tenant involvement, instant reports, hand-compiled reports, and even income verification.You can find further information by going to Tenant Screening under the Tools tab.Best of luck to you!

There are multiple options available for screening packages; tenant involvement/no tenant involvement, instant reports, hand-compiled reports, and even income verification.You can find further information by going to Tenant Screening under the Tools tab.Best of luck to you!

There are multiple options available for screening packages; tenant involvement/no tenant involvement, instant reports, hand-compiled reports, and even income verification.You can find further information by going to Tenant Screening under the Tools tab.Best of luck to you!