So apart from searching BP for investors in your area, how about drive-by's - even contractors (especially those doing reno's) can be a valuable source of information about local investors they know of or have worked for.Hows about dropping into your local Title Co, not a BP resource, but I'll bet they'll be aware of investors who buy from them on a "regular" basis (whatever 'regular" may be in your location).Good luck.

I find, if I regularly use such an attorney, he will often send some deals my way.

If so what costs would be involved.My plan is to fix my current home, sell it (I'll profit around $100K, not enough to buy and fix a home for cash), move into another fixer, have it fixed, sell it, wash and repeat.My short term goals are to go from 1 fixer a year to 4 fixers a year.

-Pressure wash home to give a clean look-I was even thinking about taking down the privacy fence???

If you buy in a state where they have a branch you might can get a regular loan through them as a Canadian citizen etc.If there isn't that connection and you want to own on your own then the foreign national program putting 40 to 50% down or paying all cash is the answer on the small balance stuff.You can get great terms with non-bank for 25% down but would need about 750,000 with 500,000 down, 200,000 in reserves, and 50,000 for legal and closing costs.

If you go to Lex's website, you will find countless testimonials of current and former students that are doing deals on a regular basis.

Don't be surprised if your tenants start running their sprinklers year-round and washing their cars in the driveway every weekend. 

We make sure that the lenders get regular progress reports, and send pics, etc.

One hand washes the other.

The agent said a remediation company could do a chemical wash on the walls, and repaint because the results were not too high.