I analyze intensely the ARV price points in my target markets for at least 9 months before I buy. 

much of the actual time intensive work can be contracted out.  

there are of course more creative strategies to reduce that up front outlay, or recoup your capital, like, say, the BRRRR method. but they are time and energy intensive and certainly not hands-off. 

Non performing note bizz is intense I know from making performing notes and when they start to wobble one have to jump in. 

This is a very labor intensive process for most big box skip trace companies because it cannot be automated.

Turned a single family house that was poorly marketed but in a great area of my city, listed mid-winter where there's less competition, into a duplex for all intensive purposes and used airbnb to rent out rooms.

I think in most markets this approach maximizes return but can be a bit labor intensive. 

Lucky for you, your own backyard is an excellent (and often overlooked) place to begin investing, thanks in part to Tuscaloosa’s proximity to Birmingham, UA’s steady enrollment growth, and the market’s favorable rent-to-price ratio.As for your comment about BRRRR, you’re right that it’s definitely one of the more time- and labor-intensive approaches.

It can be more capital intensive up front and take a little more time than a traditional BRRRR but it gets you started.  

In my experience, a suit for specific enforcement of a real estate purchase contract is not particularly complex or fact intensive that would lead to extensive time needed for discovery.