Arie, just Google "pre-foreclosure and tax delinquent list"  there are several vendors to pick from.

So what you really need to do is calculate the costs of the HML fees and then determine if you can pull all your money out if you do a refi and not a flip.

A few suggestions:Call the county/city and try and describe the scope of work to determine if a permit is needed. 

Well actually I just returned from the house with a contractor and we've determined from what can be seen that we will need to have about 25,000-30,000 in rehab.  

To get an accurate picture, you need several of them to determine actual performance of the property.  

@David Wright, I am trying to become one...which is why I am trying to determine if that best course of action at this time is to sell.

Don't let the strategy determine your lifestyle.

If you try to pick a degree that gives you the "best leg up" (so to say) just so you can have an bigger advantage in REI eventually you will surely hate school and waste tens of thousands of dollars.

I would pick a "drop dead" date that you will start actively looking for properties.

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