That is very hard with off market deals, because the information about the property is often times hard to get - there is no data sheet about the property - and you are operating in a legally less regulated space.

I believe they have a subscription system however from what I recall it's a little bit expensive and is not very user friendly.You can pull the public data from the various websites and then go and extrapolate everything, but unless you've got a pretty good programmer who can build out some engines to go scrape everything you will end up doing a lot of that mining manually.

After I visited the property I asked for and received historical income and expense data from the seller. 

This will be my first owner financed sale in California.The main goals: Control and protection, Ensuring that in the event of foreclosure the process is quick and non-judicial.Anyone who has carried back a note in this state who can share their insights would be much appreciated. 

As @minna reid stated, 203k is your best bet and having your homework done upfront will ensure you close on time....that being, selecting a good GC and having your bid thoroughly built out.

Pm me if you want some free email property data alerts for foreclosures / listings in your neighborhood.I bought a too big house and rented out rooms.

The 50% rule is good to consider, but if you're able to pull data to break down the expenses further to get a better idea (area taxes, insurance quotes, PM %, etc) it'll make things more accurate.

Hi, we have a 100 year old cottage on Webster Lake in Franklin New Hampshire under contract and need someone to look at the property with us to ensure its safety, viability and to do some work to it.Please let me know if you there is any body out there!

She asked my wife if there was a way for her to buy a house with our help, and ensure that we own the house so she can rent from us.We want to help her, and we get the asset in the end out of the deal.My problem currently is that I am studying for my Real Estate License, and I have a bunch of keywords at the forefront and I think I am over complicating it.So...if she buys the house with the mortgage in her name and just puts us on title thatd suffice?

I assume you’ll have it inspected to ensure there aren’t any unforeseen issues.