A year or two ago I stumbled across a 4 family listed on the MLS for what seemed to be an unreal deal (it far surpassed the 2% rule with current rents which were well below market).

Hi Eric, Just stumbled on your post, as I am researching Gary market.

Fast forward to a few weeks ago when I came across another "system" that I thought I would research first before spending money on and stumbled across BiggerPockets in my search results as there was some conversations in one of the forums that had taken place on this particular system we were considering.  

Lastly we have stumbled upon a couple deals before they caught traction with the market .

They look at some on line pictures from 3 years ago and decide to bid.At one tax sale bidders were stumbling all over each other to buy a house that had burnt to the ground the weekend before but they didn't know it.At one sale somebody bought an Army bombing range, lots of luck with that one.At one sale a row house's 3 story back wall was in the back yard, people were competing to bid on it obviously never having seen the back of the house.At one sale of a nice suburban house, the owner occupant had removed all the electric wiring cutting holes in walls and ceiling everywhere in the house, because he felt electricity was altering his brain.At one sale roof leaked for maybe as much as 7 years, but the flat roof could not be seen from the ground, hardwood floors were heaved as much as 1 foot and mushrooms were growing in the all to wall carpet. 

Been at real estate for seven months and just stumbled upon the subject of "scrapers".

@Jared Cauffield I stumbled on this thread while researching how to help my parents invest their IRA funds as well.

So I stumbled across this site a bit by accident, while looking for reviews on Crexi Intelligence.

This way you are not stumbling around trying to think up questions on the spot and wasting time/money.

Hi BP,I stumpled on this property that owner said he had rented to hoarders and wanted to sale.. today is friday and i have until tuesday to make an offer before going on market.  homes in That neigbrhood is priced fr...