What structural engineering firm do you work for?  

I am open to all types of investing while focusing slightly more on rehabbing since I want to start a design build firm (high performance residential). 

There are a host of other problems that could exist, and probably will exist.

It looks like if the property does not redeem its best to hire a firm that specializes in servicing and noticing, Ned do you have a firm that does this for you or have you gained enough expertise to do this internally in your company? 

I call this a "heads up" letter.If mailed sufficiently well in advance of sale, I'll receive a number of nixies that I can skip-trace or reverse engineer to either find the owners or buy the lenders note and decide my best play forward.Second letter might contain some special message or attention getting device to encourage that letter gets opened and read and generates a lead call (call-to-action, also know as a CTA).Time permitting, I might segment the list further and create highly targeted, specialized letters that address a host of problems unique to their situation, which I call a "Perfect Storm" letter.Ultimately, my objective is to out-spend and out-research you as my same business rival.

Any firm decision is far from made on my end as I'm keeping an open mind and will walk away from the idea of investing in this city if the conditions force me to.I am going to Minneapolis this summer to spend a week scouring potential properties (with an open mind) and may choose to just stick to the Los Angeles market.To the savvy investors in this forum:Has anyone invested in this zip code area and if not does anyone have any knowledge about this area of Minneapolis?

I hosted the event last night and do so on a quarterly basis.  

Be polite but firm.

Brokers, law firms, accountants, advisors: they should have a proven track record of professionalism, knowledge, experience and network.

I'd be interested in possibly hosting something at my office if enough people decide to come together.If anyone is interested, please let me know!