Then use due diligence period to check it out.You two can also just go door knocking.

Knock on wood. 

It ended up costing about $1,700 to fix (there were a few other plumbing issues we knocked out while we were at it).

I won't hesitate to stop a police officer and ask about the block he patrols, knock on a door and ask what the neighborhood is like, or go to local businesses and ask how they are doing and where they see their town and area trending. 

In my opinion you need some money to get in the game...unless you are out door knocking day in and day out (which is not scalable) you will need money for marketing (direct mail, online) to start getting the phone to ring.

The reason it works is because people who perpetrate fraud are good at what they do – separating you from your money.Unfortunately, some of our victims became victims because they responded to an unsolicited mailer, phone call, or knock on the door.

In actually, I would only have to pay half of those cost which knocked it down to 6% of the total loan rather than 11%.

My wife and I moved out (we bought a duplex) and then started renting it out up and down, a few months went by, and what do you know good ol provo came knocking on the door.

The reason it works is because people who perpetrate fraud are good at what they do – separating you from your money.Unfortunately, some of our victims became victims because they responded to an unsolicited mailer, phone call, or knock on the door.

However, knocking on someone’s door and ask if there were selling their house is not quite the best strategy in the neck of my woods...anything beyond that seems to work well?