I’d recommend submitting an OPRA request to the associated town this way you know ahead of time what are the open permits on the property.

@Greg Jeanfreau posted some great advice here last year, for anyone looking to plan ahead.

Some landlords think it is a 1 day process... it could be, but not in Idaho Falls.For your email click on this link and you will have to copy and paste the 70 email addresses (under the first section, House Members), then paste the addresses into your one email. https://docs.google.com/docume... 

Looking forward to meeting great new people and the journey ahead. 

Some realtors would go ahead and start sending you listings, hoping you will see them already working for you, and hope you will use them.

On the brokerage side, if you can educate clients on their options and ability to use the state VA loan in addition to the federal, you’ll be light years ahead of other folks.

You also may spend a ton of money getting such properties and not necessarily be that much ahead.

When the map displays, click the APN layer in the box on the right. 

As I am ahead in college credits, and will be taking only a few classes for the next six months (I go to Drexel so summer term as well) what are the benefits of becoming a licensed agent?

I fully believe the Relator we would use is worth the money, however if we have the opportunity to walk away with more cash, it would put us leaps and bounds ahead as we begin flipping.