The owner could not repair in a timely fashion and it became such a large issue that even if the owner could financially swing the project it would cause such a disturbance in occupying the property that the lease was terminated...

This investor will put an estimated $20,000 into this house and will have an estimated 23K in equity, plus a nice rental.My point is there was a 200 to 1 chance to grab this property, as I had 200 realtor inquiries and one property.Pretty long odds.I'm mostly a land liquidator, and yes I do find deals from Realtors, but I need to make a "ton of offers" to get a deal.As an investor, I do it the old fashioned way too!

A=sellerB=wholesalerC=buyerL=transactional lenderT=title companyBest of all worlds assignment:B makes contract with AB assigns contract to CC pays B for assignmentB is doneA and C have to close the transaction.Assignment fee paid at closingB makes contract with AB assigns contract to CContract and assignment contract go to TC brings cash to T(This is contract sales price plus buyer costs for contract #2 plus assignment fee)T gives A a check for the sale price, less costsT gives B a check for the assignment feeT gives C a deedOld fashioned double closeB makes contract#1 to purchase from AB makes contract#2 to sell to Cboth contracts go to TC brings cash for contract #2 to T(This is contract #2 sales price plus buyer costs for contract #2)T gives A a check for the contract #1 sales price less costsT gives B a check for the difference between contracts.

You make the offer, wait on the counter and if it's accepted then you close in a standard fashion at a title company.

We do Craigslist, Facebook marketplace, and good ol' fashioned bandit signs mainly. 

I do it the old fashioned way.

I'm a freelance fashion designer and I own an etsy shop with my wife where we sell vintage clothing.

Then write your letter in such a fashion that you in their shoes would be elated to open up and read.

Honestly, Broker Owned escrows seem to be the messiest of the bunch as they have the least regulations and are "managed" by their employing Broker, who rarely has any clue about escrow in any form or fashion.

The place came with very old fashioned laminate square which are not very appealing.