I can prove that with proper rehabbing and comps that these will generate cash flow (my strategy is long term accumulation and rent, not flipping), and do not feel that my credit profile would restrict the total amount to be considered, but would any seasoned veterans here have any tips or strategies to offer other than just putting the straight numbers on the application?

Let me get this straight, they are not making post-petition mortgage payments and have not paid for their own homeowner's insurance?

I know that it is probably best to go straight into wholesailing but I would like to get a better feel for the market and master finding properties and estimating repair cost before I go straight into wholesailing.

I'm putting this out to my trusty BiggerPockets folks to set things straight.

This has worked out well but I must choose the properties wisely as paying back the loan in only 3-10 years puts a strain on cash-flow.The last property I bought was a straight seller financing.

But we had straight runs & could access the 2nd story feeds through a chase that had been installed during the original construction.

If it's just a straight dig in an easy space that makes a difference in labor and time from dealing with all those other things you mentioned.

Hello All, I want to get into apartment building investing so I figured that I would start out as a property scout for an investment group but what I'm finding is that nobody wants to deal with the property scout and want to go straight to the investor but don't people know that investor want to make money not search for deals?

Some sites like listsource ARE the source and some sites are middlemen that buy, mark-up, and resell the lists.List Source is a Corelogic company and I think their data comes straight from First American Title.

I know this may be a shock to most, but it has not rained in Seattle for 10 straight day!