authkey=CNONvqDW1JuWrgEI have no idea how to attach my excel spreadsheet showing all of the expenses in detail.

There is an excellent book called "Buy and Hold" by David Schumacher, that deals with buying and never selling.

Right now, I am downloading all of the vacants for a certain price range and target areas into excel and then start sifting and sorting.

This is because the list come in an excel cvs file and the Sr and Miss might not populate into your letter correctly especially if the list is unsure the status of the owner.Hope this helps

Do you know of any lender that will lend on properties that need work, in my area most cash buyers win out.

For the win.

You then have to go to small claims court and win a judgment and then try to collect.

Many many investors have gotten this excellent balance of knowledge and motivation from Robert Kiyosaki.

@J Scott , I'm surprised you didn't mention the excellent article about real estate deal analysis you posted here on BiggerPockets.

Also excellent when flipping older homes where bedrooms were usually built the same and not very big.