Eight of these nine properties fell out of escrow and there was nothing I could do to rejuvenate them.I do have other threads and posts on here during that time that give examples of the better deals that I obtained.

The best source for obtaining foreclosure leads is directly through your county courthouse or recorder.

@Jesse Bryant I'd recommend  you obtain a copy of the MN landlord tenant laws. this is going to be your road map for your rentals.  

I have a white pages subscription where I plan to obtain the remaining phone numbers right after I finish this post.

@Marty True  I would agree that it's possible to get obtain the 1% rule if you look for off-market opportunities.  

If I wanted to obtain a loan based on the property's ARV value I would have to wait 6 months. 

., there is no minimum holding period before refinancing ... though many lenders have their own internal guidelines; or b) on residential properties you can obtain "purchase + improvement" financing where the lender will underwrite a mortgage on the property plus an amount to fund improvements (typically no more than 15-20%) to the property.  

Does anyone know if him moving the property to another entity (in any way) would give him potentially more leverage in obtaining a settlement or a modification from the bank?    

A few months ago when I was applying to a lender,  I was able to get a "payoff statement" that doesn't show the status of the loan but the hml made it very hard to obtain and it has now expired so I am very hesitant to ask for another one. 

I live in a non-disclosure state, so the MLS is generally the only avenue people have to obtain sales price information.