I have a valid expectation that this forum will be a resource that I pull from and add to during my investment journey.

The agent can pull "sold" rental listings for your area.

Don't get me wrong, I think there's a small chance that the government doesn't pull its head out of its arse and the system as we know it collapses.

Analyze the property based on your criteria and pull the trigger on the winners and flush the losers.

If you can borrow 70%, and can find a 55% deal, you might pull it off with little of your own cash.

I can then pull up images of the deposit slips online when for tenants that have the same rental amounts.

Does anyone know a way I can pull this off?

If it gets too deep on your own you could always try to pull them in to help out.No legal advice.

When I met my hard money mentor 20+ years ago I could not longer pull the wool over his eyes and he was quite direct about values with me.

yes, that sounds about right, but in the $100k ARV range I'm finding it tough to find 80% deals.I try to stay in within 10 miles of my house, I avoid any neighborhoods that have a lot of rentals (which is sort of funny), etc.I'm having to look outside of my preferred neighborhoods/school areas (not school districts, but say in Mesquite, there are certain schools that renters prefer, so I really prefer to buy in the areas that qualify for those schools.Erik Drentlaw yes, that's the idea anyway, I haven't actually gotten myself to "pull the trigger" on any of those deals,,I try to follow my business model closely, and this is something that doesn't "fit"