If you end up having to go to an auction  to pick it up and If time permits you may want to go to an auction just to observe.Good luck to you!

Text messaging  not picking up the phone etc.You do want to find an agent that works with investors. 

His strategy was to pick these notes up at 60-65% of UPB and then work with the borrowers to refi at 100% payoff.

I have never had an appraisal done that had less than three properties and the appraiser picks the properties.

Just picked it out of thin air to use in the example.

Remote rehab for someone with no experience is about as risky as it comes.MI  will take good care of you.. better to get REAL returns than paper returns that never pan out.or jump into a long distance rehab only to have the contractor walk off with your  money and materials or both.once you get some experience you may want to choose that path.or there are companies that will do the BRRR but very few and you have to pick the right one .. 

If anyone has any advice for those areas that would be much appreciated also.I picked the areas because it's close to my daughters college and figured that would be a good place to start so that she could live there while she's at school.Thanks,Joe

They know as owners, we pick up the parking lots gratis. 

Good Idea Points: -Better chance they will pick up- More free time to speakBad Idea Points:-They may be with family I will be cold calling to see if they want to sell their property.Would your answer change depending on the holiday?

I just picked up another two, one of which the underlying payment is $720 a month and I have someone who is about to sign for $21k down, which goes into my pocket, and $1650 a month, so it will cash flow for about $930 a month.