@Charles R Mull Welcome!

Like @Charles Parrish mentioned, who controls the property, controls the deal.

Hi @Lowden Charles and welcome to BPIn my opinion that call will be driven by if you need to recoup your invested capital quick in order to move into another deal.If you lease option it, you could even get a slightly higher price for the house and a nice cash flow but you're likely going to have a good chunk of money into the deal for the length of the lease.  

Sure thing @Charles Sullivan - I just sent you a connection request. 

@Charles Wiegert, the numbers you find on Loopnet (and pretty much anywhere else) are crap until proven otherwise.

Anywho, we are based in Charles Co, MD and been to the meet ups and so far have been getting help from some amazing people in the field. 

@Charles  S, welcome to Bigger Pockets and good luck on your journey.

This answer was posted in another thread: Account ClosedOriginally posted by @Charles Parrish: I get leads from housing inspectors - many of them are vacant houses, talked to neighbors on either side of the house and also across the street, if they are not home leave a note.Check the tax sale listDo a "bring to date" title report, see if there is a mortgage or lien Try to put yourself In the chain of title, buy a lien, foreclose.

@Rhea Jackson  I currently live in Sumner county, which also has good schools, a hair below Williamson county in rankings.  

@Charles S.The 50 % Rule States: That 50% of gross scheduled income (GSI) goes out over time to cover expenses not including debt coverage.The 1%, 2% and the 50% rule is meant to act as a quick analysis tool, to insure the deal is actually deal.