Of course they carry a pretty stiff price tag. 

There are also fairly stiff penalties for these guys if they file a fraudulent/false lien.  

But prepared to find stiff resistance renting to an 18 year old.

It does come up, since buyer wants stuff fixed for close, seller does it and then stiffs the contractor. 

If they complain and say you could stiff them I say "yes I could and you could stiff me", but you can lien the property and I cannot lien anything...

I may adjust it at renewal time but not during the lease.I do not allow pets in apartments because of the high risk of noise, failure to clean up after, failure to keep the animal leashed outside, etc.I include a stiff penalty of $50 per day for pet violations.

most states will have their foreclosure statutes on line. read those first. but confirming with an attorney is a good start. keep in mind each state is vastly different.. then sometimes each county in the state are quite different .. and maybe right down to the city  etc etc.However do keep in mind its a business and in each venue there are usually 10 to 20 companies or investors ( larger MSA's ) that do this for a living have been doing it for years and are very stiff competition.One thing is certain you just cant hone in on one property.. if your going to do this you need to be looking at 20 to 50 properties that are coming up because only 1 to 3 of those will actually get all the way to the end and be sold off.

And can simply follow local banks lead here.. they will not lend to anyone who does not live within 100 miles of the flip.... use that as a guide line.and don't be thinking these other markets are a cake walk because there is competition in all market places.the availability in deals relates to excess inventory and urban core type dilapidated homes.. in these areas there are plenty of deals .... but when you get into nicer inventory the locals in each market will be stiff competition. 

They can give a house pop so if you have stiff competition in your area that extra pop maybe something you need.

Hate to be a debbie downer but it is tough and the competition is stiff.