I don't think any of these techniques work if the sewer lien becomes the responsibility of the new buyer.Several ways to do it.

Many years back i talked an investor client into trying this out on 1 property with tenants, and doing the "norm" on the other down the same street. 1yr later we showed up for annual inspections and at the 1 we used conditioning techniques, we showed up to find carpet crews on site, the tenants paid out of there own pocket to have new carpets installed and professional painters come in, all so they could retain their good tenant discounts.

When we used to buy houses we would use all different kinds of post card techniques.  

I’ll use some technique to leverage for more props. - numbers fit - Cap rate, ROE etc.

Talk to neighbors for anecdotal tips on your target's affiliations with other neighbors, church, associations or interests.Try searching their name online search engines.Look at major social mediaReverse engineer the property title for hints at prior addressesLook for clues of other relativesAncestry dot com may have an existing family tree posted or hints at relatives, ancestors, perhaps offsprings and siblings.Skip trace techniques can go pretty deep.

etc.Your answer would help determine what sort of tips can apply to you.Since I am a flipper, I usually take some of the direct marketing techniques that I pick up in the podcasts or on the blogs and try them out.

How would I profit from this type of investing technique?

As you read thru some of the posts and threads, I'm sure you'll discover a number of effective techniques for purchasing properties lower than low.Looking forward to chatting with you.

He's used an array of techniques so I think it would be worth your while to contact him directly because if memory serves me correct, he has upwards of eight or nine different methods of purchasing without requiring a massive down payment.I'd also suggest you go Pro with Bigger Pockets because you're going to find a lot more resources contained in the site including information about what you're looking to do.Of course, you could always looking to wholesaling.

Maybe you have the best deal finding techniques out there.