If he doesn't want to do a full rehab, a deep cleaning and new paint, at a bare minimum, will do wonders.

I'm assuming in these types of deals, you as the buyer should know what you're getting yourself into (REOs, potentially deep discount, but higher risk venture) and the documents only legalize that fact. 

This gives you time to breathe and reach out to your circle to help you make a smart purchase, or back out of a bad one. 

They're called deep cleaners.

On the streets you may not dig that deep into contract law, but the courts will.

I've seen a couple property's that may have some potential so far, nothing really breath taking.

Take a deep breath.

Start doing a deep dive into all the great information here on BP.

The guy I just started using isnt as aggressive or knowledgable as I had hoped, so Im looking for someone who lives & breathes RE (as I do...lol) before this tax season. 

I recently started a new real estate crowdfunding venture and I hope to connect and do business with other real estate investors on this great site.I am an experienced real estate investor especially in land-lording (both single and multi-family), real estate partnerships, as well as lending on real estate projects (with deep expertise in crowdfunding)Where my knowledge will help, I'd be happy to share it.