Deceased or Likely Deceased ownersIf you can get good at finding deals with this criteria you will absolutely close deals and you will learn that your ratio of leads to deals is really tight even if you aren't all that great at sales or negotiating.  

The REIT industry, after facing turbulence, is projected to see a resurgence with total returns expected to climb.Distressed sales, particularly in urban areas, and investments in senior housing are highlighted as key sectors to watch.

Hi investor, I have 10 vacant homes for sale would you like to give me a “low ball offer”???

The syndicate ran out of cash reserves and doesn’t have enough to purchase the required replacement rate cap.Foreclosure/DIL/short sale may be the best option.  

I think checking with the city to make sure they are okay with the product from a code standpoint, would be the most important thing.

The product offers two tiers, free and "plus."

I don't think we've seen the correction yet, meaning sales prices and rents could come down in the next 1-2 years.

If you keep in Dad's name, just make sure that he does 1031 exchange out of any potential sale in the future if you don't want to write large checks to Uncle Sam. 

For lending, yes, you will be limited when it comes to conventional lending, as those loan products are made for owner-occupied properties.

However at any given time liquidating these RE assets if your moving to cash is going to cost you 8 to 20%..  8% sales costs if nothing needs to be done and values are exactly what you state.. 20% or more discount if you have to rehab or market price softens at the time you have to sell..