Broker, direct mail etc.Direct marketing / cold calling is always a good bet, in the commercial world if you get a hold of a building owner in a principle-to-principle setting you can generally have some good conversations and suss out if there is an opportunity or not. 

I've been toying around with some online calculators and I've run into an issue so I'm hoping someone can help me out.Scenario:Enter Loan Amount, Interest Rate, and Quantity of Payments.

@Terrell Garren  Auction.com come does two kinds of auctions.they are now cryers for sherrifs sales as well as they have their on line OREO auction activites.your describing sherrifs sales..

You can also check their reviews online at Google, Facebook, or Yelp.

Your best bet would be to do a tear off of the existing roof, inspect the wood planking for rot then re shingle it.

., it sounds like to do what I want to do, I would move my  solo Roth 401k from my online brokerage to a truly self-directed Solo Roth 401K, and then have the new plan turn around and open an account at an online brokerage, possibly the same one I just left... but the new plan could also open another account for cryptocurrency... another for crowdfunding... it could buy and sell paper... flip houses or wholesale without UBIT or self-employment taxes... and I could buy when it's good to buy, and sell when it's good to sell, and not have to worry about capital gains, depreciation, 1031 exchanges, tax on interest, and so on... did I get that right?

Such as paper work, steps, can it be done online or does the paperwork and everything need to be handled in person... so on.I am a rookie so please be kind! 

Gentrification is a powerful thing and having seen it up front, I wouldn't bet against it. 

I used an online real estate program called Real Estate Express. 

With the current tax proposals, if you purchased a property with a large loan the interest may not all be deductible however renting is one of the worst things you can do from a tax perspective.Given the information you have posted and past experience I suspect that your best bet would be to structure a 1031 exchange on your property with the greatest appreciation, exchange it for a property that you want to live in, and move in after a period of time.