To get lead paint free certificate, It will be long process to hire contractor and do abatement so if not needed, I would skip.

They also go so far as to do 'skip traces' to find say absentee owners, when their direct mailers are returned, 'undeliverable...'

So many investors want to skip this strategy because they aren’t comfortable being uncomfortable!

I could tell some stories about agents working with investors and skipping over some of these points...but I won’t lol!

If he's just GIVING them to you youd basically have the same tax liability that he has but in that case just have grandma give them to you and skip a step

The majority are college graduates who couldn't live up to their degree (they got it by class attendance) or the flunkies of some other trade.I'd say skip the agents and learn on your own.

Turbo skip for skip tracing your data- 15 cents a recordPULL DATA FOR NON OWNER OCCUPIED PROPERTIES - they are fellow investors and have no emotional attachemnt to their homes.OR PULL DATA OF LIENS OR UNPAID TAXES- these show financial hardships and lets you know that the owner may have motivation to sell due to financial hardship 

And what the hell is up with suddenly every friggin skip-trace company dialing my number 3 times/hour?

If the goal is to get the penalty interest then these are ones to probably skip.

You may choose to skip doing one up front but I suggest learning about all of the potential risks before you do.