@James Lusk thanks for the response and tip.

Also, is it better to purchase as an LLC or individual.  

I'm not really sure where to begin with this and I'm not sure if it's best to write a contract under my LLC or myself individually.

The other one that fell through had a judgement filed against the homeowner right after we did the quit claim with the mortgagor and were about to close and redeem the property from the person that bought it at the sheriff sale.That judgement terminated the mortgagor's (and therefore our) ability to redeem that property.The response rate on our marketing campaigns has been extremely low; south of 1%, in fact.Our campaigns include door knocking, leaving notes on doors, as well as mailing the property and new addresses of the owners (when applicable).  

@Jane Guerreso the credit bureaus will typically not allow individual landlords to report payment data to them without going through an extensive membership process.  

If buying from an individual rather then a bank you could always propose some cash and some loan to keep you liquid for other deals or repairs.

@Lynn Dee Murrow   Lynn-- I really appreciate your encouraging response!

@Jamie FriedlThank you for your response I have been looking at the comps in the neighborhood "not the best at figuring out where to all look yet."

As a Member, you are indeed an individual.

I understand I may have been a bit rough with that first email, but I was frustrated with the lack of response from this new company.