Whom do you approach for getting this kind of return?

@Lane Nelson, the approach my lawyer suggests is to treat the occupier as a defacto tenant.

In an absolute worst case scenario you could just approach contractors and tell them the scope of the work (and that you want them to do the work for you) without telling them that it's already done.

Empathy and compassion make space for a clear, intuitive approach to identifying neighborhoods – where human people live – that are ripe for flipping fair.

Starting out, how did you approach brokers so that they would actually talk to you seriously and not just consider you a tire-kicker? 

While I'm sure this will vary from appraiser to appraiser, I've noticed in my markets that appraisers seem to be more willing to use older comps before they'll extend the radius of their search.I've been in your position before (numerous times) and here's the approach we took (sometimes it worked and sometimes it didn't - just depended on that specific appraiser):If you had multiple offers on the property, make sure the appraiser is made aware. 

In certain situations appraisers will look at the income approach...or some combination of both.

NOI is always a heavy component when deriving a value based on a sales comparison approach or income capitalization approach.

Originally posted by @Tom Gimer:Tom I have been approached numerous times on BP  and other things like Linkden and facebook by faux lenders I go ahead and let them  go through their elevator pitch what they do and those that really don't know what they don't know about the world of lending and finance is they provide things that we know are not germane but the person they are targeting gets impressed by those items..

Any insights as to the best approach towards prior owners if you successfully bid on a property?