Maybe you can help them later, maybe you can watch out for those pain points in your own business.Generally I think people should avoid the technique of "what do you need done and I'll do it for free."

I too am looking for sellers willing to use this technique.

It is a great resource if you know enough to understand what applies to you based on your investment focus and experience level (which is probably why people on here love it), but I feel it would likely discourage an absolute beginner because it focuses so narrowly on the author's large-scale MFR investing.ProsThe guidelines and techniques he presents are very specific and detailed, and although they are strongly focused on buying large MFRs in growing markets, the methods he presents (in terms of evaluating properties, projecting cash flow, etc) are largely transferable to other property classes and deals.

If you dive in, learn to market effectively, learn the buying techniques that work in today's market, I can tell you this one thing: The Money Is Great!

In other words, the time to research this is now, just as the time to read the airplane pilot's owner's manual is long before you wish to kand the airplane.What most investors would do is to buy subject-to any existing mortgage of record, bringing it current in escrow, and complete their renovation and prepare for rent or resale prior to existing lender/loan servicer becoming alerted to any change of ownership.There are plenty of details, techniques, methodology and best practices that can be learn and employed to make this a repeatable strategy.

I don't advise investing out of state, but many of my students invest 1-2 hours from their homes very successfully.One technique I developed many years ago was..... managing my tenants by mail.  

You'll need to learn the rules of the technique.

I can help you in wholeselling if you want its one of the low risk capital building techniques. its just you finding deals with enough of a profit for you and another investor to get it off you at a win win. 

but, again, looking for a real estate attorney who is receptive to investors who want to use creative investing techniques and strategies, possibly owner financing, subject to's, lease options, etc., etc.

I read somewhere that someone got into trouble using that technique.