I don't want the TV back.

Stalk this site, get in the habit of turning off the TV and opening up books.

@David W.I hope you are a fan of the TV show "The Blacklist".

I saw and couple of those free seminar advertised on TV to buy and flip houses and decided to take a closer look.  

the folks I know that have the stomach for this type of investing have their own custom scoring system I have often enquired how they do it .. since 95% of the tenants will be below 600 ficoWhat they look for is habitual non payment of little things like cell phone and direct TV etc etc.what they over look and don't count is medical and eviction is out.you just need to pick the best you can... and maybe your tenant base is not that bad but in C to D in the mid west this is your tenant base. 

I have seen marketing tactics from first months rent for free, no deposits, and free TV's just to get someone in the unit.

But I'll get a lot better picture.We're also running some YouTube (In-Stream) tests - $300/mo. budget here in my city (Arlington TX) and $500 budget in the CA market mentioned above (just using a generic 30-second TV spot).  

It can be done, but dont be expecting the crazy lookin returns like you see on TV shows.  

The faces on the advertised seminar belonged to a couple of tv reality show stars, and we had both seen the show a few times.

@Jason DoussanJust make sure you have done all your due diligence first before getting into any project, especially one out of state.......I can tell you that in Kansas outside of any metro area you won't get another 50k on sales price if you end up over budget like you see on TV shows.