@Jesse Dominguez-Castelan you could get in touch with a local bank in that town and explain to them exactly what you just did here and ask them if they have a product that might help you accomplish both the buyout and the renovations.

It was, again, based on a lot of research and communications.Honestly, what drew me to open spaces was the personal touch.

I wouldn't touch arbitrage with a 10 foot pole unless it was a super unique property and situation with an owner where I saw some longevity and buy in from them. 

Stay in touch with your lawyer and document everything.

I haven't touched it since, my HELOC balance is ZERO.

If you keep in touch with your database and genuinely care about them, they will have you in mind for their own RE needs OR refer you to someone else who could use your services.All the best!

You go to the internet.Well, guess what So does everyone else including actually MOTIVATED sellers.The ONLY way to reliably get in touch with motivated sellers is for you to make it extremely easy for them to find you.I call this "stalking the watering hole".SEO is obviously the best, but  PPC and Facebook ads (a service I do not provide... meaning I am not just saying this BECAUSE I offer SEO) are the next best thing each with advantages and disadvantages.Now, you are better off investing in an ever working lead generation system so you can automate this to generate the highest quality leads for free, than investing in a list, no matter the list and every single time you send mailers you have to 1) Hope they see the mailer2) Hope they open the mailer3) Hope that when and IF they open the mailer they are in the mood to read it4) Hope that when they 1. find the mailer, 2. and hopefully open the mailer, and 3. hopefully they are in the mood to read your mailer, and 4. they are coincidently in some sort of motivation state to act on the mailer, they will give YOU a call when they have received 400 other mailers from other peopleYou do realize that 50% of 50% is 25%.

Touching on what everyone else has mentioned, it can be illegal.

Save the money, clean it till it shines, maybe basic improvements like a few new light fixtures or at least matching/bright lightbulbs, maybe a few new faucets, some paint touch ups and sell.If you’re hiring a Realtor®, they can tell you pricing in current condition versus pricing with a few minor changes.

The notice on the door, along with a text that day, reads, "Steve, I've tried to get in touch with you about the past-due rent.