We offer a 3-video WHOLESALE ACCELERATOR course free of charge to my colleagues here on BP - so, send me a colleague request here in BiggerPockets (include your EMAIL address) and I'll be happy to send you that course, which includes the PURCHASE AGREEMENT and ASSIGNMENT AGREEMENT (in Word docs) that you'll need for wholesaling.

Strategy wise, I got a local real estate magazine and just got several realtors email addresses and sent an email to them all bcc.  

The house is a duplex and I will be living there but I plan on doing work on one side and living on the other but they have separate addresses so I wonder if I can pull a permit for the property or would it be a separate permit for each unit.

I'm using Realist to track down the owner's name/address.

I'll try and sum this up as efficiently as possible.

I'll try and sum this up as efficiently as possible.

§Providing documents: You must provide your tenant with a copy of the lease or tenancy agreement, and written notice of your legal name and address.

But, in most places, the County Assessor's office will have a list of tax delinquencies and generally, this is considered public information, unlike the consumption of beans in China.Hope that  addressed your questions :) 

My question for those that have done this or are familiar is what is the better strategy....1) Identify and purchase multiple properties in the 1031 exchange or 2) Purchase the first property in the 1031 and then after the needed seasoning period, do a cash out refinance and then purchase the second property.I am not sure if one strategy is easier or more cost efficient than the other?  

Would it best to start with bandit signs looking for sellers, since that's the most cost efficient way I can think of?