You know by seeing, things that will distress you, that the agent may think is normal.

You could buy a distressed SFH, live-in-flip, and increasing the market value much easier.

We provide off-market distressed properties that are great opportunities for investors.

If so, where/how did you find distressed and motivated sellers that were willing to do those deals? 

So, you have primary buyers and investors competing for the same deals - ones that need some work, and then investors are competing fiercely for the more distressed deals. 

I'm currently living in Jefferson City but I'm looking for distressed SFHs to buy in St.

Let's say you want to build a lead list of 1,000 physically distressed homes in a target zip code with a distress rate of 10%.

It's easier to buy an existing multi-family to house-hack or buy a distressed SFH to live-in flip.

This involves finding distressed properties, using savings for down payment and renovation costs, and using investors for closing costs.Good luck!

They would not want to make payments to you because then they would need to trust that you would in turn pay that to the lender.Most seller's considering a subject-to deal are distressed and headed to foreclosure themselves.