Before you plunk down $1000 on a course, let alone $10,000 on a mentorship program, just buy a list or sign up with one of the local companies that provides leads and start sending letters.

I'd say the taxing authority is out of luck and so is the next owner and the mistake was allowing such properties to be on seperate legal descriptions and tax bills!

Also, find the time to connect with Storage Specific Brokers and make sure they know what you are looking for so that they can forward you any leads that meet your criteria.

Maybe more investors should consider following your lead, hire a Vet!

It's tremendously unlikely that you'd be able to find the one guy at FMAC (the asset manager) who is responsible for that property, and even if you did, it's even more unlikely that he'd be willing (or had the authority) to sell it to you off-market.

Writing for us is a great way to build your brand and reputation, and could lead to a new flow of business.Just point us to some writing samples, share your background, and get in touch!

My initial thought is to market it as a 500k property, you may lose most/all of the 440k leads anyway as they can't afford or don't want a half million dollar property.How much interest do you need "while the remodelling is taking place"?

Any mailing like yours will produce only a very small number of "qualified" leads.

In dads case it lead to some great opportunities that would never have occurred in our tiny home town.

A link to a sample authorization to release loan info can be found in this next thread:http://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/81/topics/73821-renting-a-house-in-short-sale