I am a little less than a month into my research stage of investing. 

I did all the painting, and I moved in furniture for staging.

We are still in the planning stages of our buy and hold biz.

The main reason I would not is that they are probably very transient at this stage of life, so you could end up chasing your tail trying to get rent. 

If you are anything like me at this stage, maybe this article will help you pinpoint which direction you might want to go! 

The reason I didn't do anything with it was because I wasn't sure how to determine which stage of the process they were in (behind, pre, foreclosure, RIO...) and who to approach at the various stages.Also it seems like investors fall in to one of two categories: mom and pop small-scale (such as myself... thus far) and mega-investors managing thousands of leads, using VAs and spending tens of thousands on marketing. 

I am in the final stages of purchasing my first investment property.

If there is anyone that has gone through this stage and wants to give their two cents, I am all ears. 

My business partner and I are in the beginning stages of our adventure.

I am wondering about finding properties that are in the pre-foreclosure stage but not completely foreclosed on.