Hello All,Most states have have web accessible property databases at the city or county level.

Also I just pulled this statistic from Nighborhoodscouts web site."

They should have a web presence, and potentially an online application because that's not cheap.Or ask them if they have any other affiliations with other businesses.  

Perhaps they are gambling on the fact that many towns in the area have eventually done away with rent-control or have allowed renovation programs so rents could be raised?  

See how many similar places are up for rent which is your competition and the current rents.2) Get the inspection report and do an oil tank sweep and get (3) General Contractors to give you written bids once you write your own clear scope of work for them.3) Then crunch your numbers and your conservative timeline to complete to see if the deal will work based on the Bigger Pocket rulesAnything less; you are gambling and hoping and praying this deal may work and since this Iis your first deal it doesn't usually turn out good.

Bottom line, if an individual has a track record online via Facebook, web forums, public records, etc which include their name or email address as metadata reference, Google will find those links.

Regardless of your political leanings, check out your state Obamacare web site (if it has one) or the federal site (if not.)

Various web sources say there is a 3 day notice required in the case of a new owner taking over a foreclosure.Oddly, my lawyer disagrees that it is legally required in this case.

If all you can do is wholesale and 1 in 20 callers/webleads is a wholesale opportunity.... that "deal" could cost you $6,000, $8,000, etc. in marketing (cost per deal) in a place like LA where we can sell web leads for $300, $400 each (cost per lead).  

If they can get a much higher return then the 9% and the investment is smaller then they might take a gamble with the money but it doesn't affect their overall liquidity as a small percentage of their worth.If you want premium lending rates you might have to approach friends and family.How much money are you trying to get per investor??