/So that listing agents can give feedback to their sellers... the day of having to leave your Bizz card on the kitchen counter is really about over ..Again what the agent did that let some civilian use their fob is really really a bad thing and if this owner and his agent pushes it its very likely that agent will lose their license and or be fined heavily.

Some of the properties are heavily marketed if it's a national company.

What we've done right: automating systems wherever possible, invested heavily in marketing, improved negotiation tactics, improved deal analysis and running comps, taking internet marketing and SEO seriously, finding unique buyers, and developing a good "instinct" for what is a deal and what is not. 

If there health forces them to sell, they most likely will move in with family or an assisted living situation.That being said, it is probably a good market for investment buying but I wouldn't rely heavily on the strategy of senior renting.

When I get this investing thing rolling I'm hoping to automate as much of it away as possible.Of course, like I said before, I imagine it depends heavily on your market.

These houses usually have to be heavily repaired to bring their normal value.

The attorneys influence this heavily and are counting on the house sale to pay their legal fees.

I invest heavily in TX and have a great attorney there.An alternative option is to sell via a wrap mortgage, keeping your current lien in place and selling the property to another buyer at a higher interest rate and a down payment.

EricI've worked around numerous GC's, in my development days, who have been heavily involved in flipping for years.I would always ask for information from them, as what sells and what is worth installing.There is ways to cut corners to do things right, and ways to cut corners to do things wrong.For instance, new hardware and painting old cabinets (with good structure) you can save and look good.Other info (that relates to your thread) they all gave to me was this: The Man writes the checks, The Woman picks the house.Your house needs to appeal to the woman market.

I can comment on this as commercial is all I do.Whether it's on Costar or Loopnet will depend on what type of product you are offering.There are all asset classes on both platforms but Costar is more heavily on the Office side and corporate properties.Loopnet is more heavy on retail,multifamily and the sellers are all over the place.