Aaron - thanks for the post ...wedge area off Monroe is solid .....make sure your financing is in place and lined up  before  beginning to property shop ....traditional lender have  programs that allow as little as 15% down if the  rental propety is a  1 unit 

Grants and Subsidies: Research local government or nonprofit programs that offer grants or subsidies for renovations, especially in designated revitalization areas.9.

I'm considering taking the route of applying to be an EDEN Housing Program eligible property. 

In this instance the judgments (20+/-) are already issued, now its a matter of collecting while the individual continues with their training programs and buying loans.

This criteria is for 1-4 and 5-8 unit programs.

maybe the answer is some sort of Hunters safety course we all took as kids before we got our first guns.. you have a investor safety program that is not a guru LOL..

Government programs can change with the stroke of a pen, but the market moves more slowly. 

@Mary AinsworthFor my flipping business, I prefer to use fewer software programs to streamline things.

This thread is getting old but thought I'd add my $0.02 anyway.I've purchased non-performing assets from PPR and, back in the day, went through their education program.  

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