IF it is across a paved street and you have to dig,tamp and replace paving,,your talking one thing,,,if its from a gravel alley 100 foot away it is pretty simple.You can google earth and aprox distance.

If I were you I would save it up and start on the right footing as a goog local attorney is really invaluable to your business.

was there foot trafic to view the property?

If you can eliminate competition on buying REO's then they sell less per square foot in Phoenix.

Plus the fact that we would be able to get our foot into REI.

Well it's off to read the forums and hopefully gain a starters knowledge and get started on the right foot.

Are these leads coming to you from a source that has a foot in the door...or are they just addresses and mortgage balances?

Then go buy the next one.The good news is you have capital the bad news you could use it to shoot yourself in the foot.

Forgive me Joshua, it was late and I awoke with my foot in my mouth.

Nevertheless, I'm not convinced this is a robust process that would truly and indefinitely solve the problem.