If it's a flip, I'd look at the best flips in the closest mile radius sold in the last 6 months.

Follow the step for the deposit-even if it is to send a registered letter to their last known address stating that the deposit was used for outstanding rent and whatever damages or cleaning was needed (itemize it). 

Then connect with some hard money lenders (you can find some here on BP as well as some who are typing this right now) and connect with them to understand their product type, what they like to lend on and requirements.Hard money broker is all numbers game of making relationships and helping those that are looking for financing, it starts out slow but if you get with a few good borrowers and lenders it can be pretty decent money to be made.As an example we paid six figures last year to HM brokers. 

I cannot remember the last time that is visited a property before making an offer.

He’d likely play the role of buyer’s agent, contractor, and rental listing agent—something we successfully did last June.

Rent rates have increased so quickly over the last few years.

I've seen smaller guys do a good job on 49 projects in a row than totally blow it on the last project.

There doesn’t seem to be a lot of great deals where I am since land has increased in value so much in the last few years.

Materials have increased more than 20% in the last 5-8 years.

I also realized last night (after I made my original post, of course) we could do a HELOC on our primary residence.