Almost invariably, those individuals say the one's who get it done are those who "jumped in", "grew a pair", or "pulled the trigger".

If they are individual SFR properties,  just rehab them one at a time.  

Paul Hi an Welcome to BP i would Recommend getting in touch with your local Housing Authority which has the List of Landlords.

Sometimes you can search the online county records for this information.In addition, I believe it is required by all states that the individual counties must publish (in a public publication) the list of all properties that will be auctioned off on the courthouse steps (this would include all foreclosures).  

But I want to hear from individuals on the forum as well.What are you looking for in an agent?

I did some things right with that first rental (scheduling an open house instead of individual appointments, for example, and screening applicants) but there's definitely room for improvement.

For most people investing in real estate it is a long slow process that takes what you might view as a life time.Many individuals beginning set lofty monetary goals that are not realistic.Your goal should be to...................

After I learned how bad the permit / code violations were, I couldn't get owner authorization to spend the cash to fix it asap.

@Harley Jean-Jacquesas a non licensed individual I would1.

While they don't have anything to do with the auction property, they impact the buyer because they have to be waived by the lien authority prior to having clear title).