It’s something that I believe more real estate agents should strive towards, especially with technology advancements in the space.

It is difficult. I

Please note: You may have difficulty getting contractor bids without owning the building yet.

Hi all,I'm curious what investors, real estate agents, wholesalers, etc are using from a technology perspective to track down: investors w/ larger portfolios, high equity, length of ownership, absentee owners. delinquent taxes..Public county records are a trove of information, but there's no easy way to aggregate county info to more meaningful data, and often counties use different systems to track property data.

As my goal is to become a passive investor, I want to go for 'Buy and Hold' for the strategy, but been having difficulty finding properties that fall under the 2% rule category.

Managing rentals from afar can be difficult. I

I'm almost certain with technological advances, there are likely more options out there.

My biggest difficulty analyzing properties is projecting rehab costs. 

I'm estimating around 20 doors.Good point regarding the difficulty I may face securing an FHA loan while having a 1st lien mortgage (refi) on my first home!

Now adays in technology I would say assuming someone can not find the owner would be absurd.