I'll start off by saying believe in the power of CL (craigslist) I don't let a day pass   without utilizing that site.my advice to you would be log on CL search area's within a 2hr distance from you go under real estate fsbo filter your search with we buy house's or I buy ugly house's and investor special,once you find these ads start making phone calls,reason being these investors know their local market and have their hands on the pulse of that farm area.After dissecting all the useful info from local rei,I generally go to google streetview and walk the neighborhoods to have a better understanding of there market.Trust me it works I just closed 3 wholesale deals in Birmingham,Al using those same techniques,I was fortunate enough to find a we buy house's sign on a street corner zoomed in on the sign called the number and almost 2 months later the deal was funded.I hope this post serves you willCheers!

After their first child was born there had been more repair done at my home which I always pay for and there is more tear/wear/damage with all the walking running on the wood floor and carpet and the backyard.

Demographics, income, rent comparison matrix, target customer, etc.I am also curious if anyone uses walk score and how did you find the property?

ive never heard that approach and if it actually works i need to start walking around my town and knock on 80% of the doors. lol I really am curious about this method.. has it worked for you in the past?

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Hundreds of truckloads of dirt later- it literally killed her and the  heirs I think have walked away.

I have found that many realtors will say they have loads of experience working with investors, but when it comes down to finding properties, they often have no idea what a good deal actually looks like.As you interview realtors, ask them to show you their portfolio of recent properties they have sold to investors, and ask them to walk you through the numbers on 2-3 properties.

Have you walked through with inspectors for any properties you have sold as the buyer's agent?  

There are 2 options, walk away, or purchase low enough so that you can sell or rent at a discount to account for the neighbors.I bought a property several years ago to rehab/flip.  

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