Use the IRV method...

Hey @Shawn Smith @Brandon TurnerThe BRRRR method is IRA friendly but only for the benefit of the IRA and only with your indirect involvement (decision making only).

You don't have time to day-trade on a purchase.- Permanent financing.

Our intention is to buy it, rehab and rent it (BRRR method from what I understand).  

That means you trade an investment property for another investment property.

I know all (okay...probably less than half) of the methods like "drive for dollars", put up signs, yellow letters, etc type of methods to find deals.  

As far as our backgrounds, I was a handyman/landscaper before the military, and my wife was a rental manager (I got most of my trade through her). 

If some experienced tax defaulted property investor would consider providing me some of their tricks of the trade, I would like some help knowing how best to sort and filter the tax defaulted properties from county tax agencies.

I'm also unsure if I should use a 203k loan to finance the rehab, I'd prefer to do the bulk of the work myself and bringing in trades when needed and then refinance to get cash out when we're ready to purchase the next MFH, so I could see there being more savings if I self finance the renos through one of my 0% apr credit cards or just pay cash. 

I have bought timber ground in those areas and it took years to resell... just stick to your tried and true methods of buying deep discount.. check DOM for the area and don't over pay.