Besides lists from the tax assessor, how are you finding your deals?  

Run by Dutch Mendenhall and Amy Vaughn, they solicit hard money loans (which they do not pay back) and joint venture real estate deals which they also do not pay back. 

I'll DM you his contact info. 

I don't want him to be my brokerage sponsor because he will want me to look at MF deals, which has extremely slowed down in the past few years.

I think about this often, its really just running the numbers - if you borrow 100k at an 8% interest rate, will the investment get you more than an 8% return?

Your investment property - This you could do a 1031 exchange on and buy another property you intend to use for investment. 

Divorce - its easier if the house is in the divorce decree otherwise you need to play mediator between parties to come to an agreement. 

What kinds of deals do you prefer?

Whenever you see reports of a "hot market," you are already too late.

•Our company has proprietary AI models designed to accurately assess listing quality through images, which would power this feature.2.Smart Weighting:•Automatically weigh comps based on their reliability.