If you hit every point on that list .. or at least half of it, you will know a lot about your market.Good luck

I'd be surprised if the electric company doesn't prosecute for utility theft.

And, BTW, if you do that I'd suggest you look to some professional loan servicers and contract with them to do the leg work for you.While there may be some good books out there that hit on how to negotiate a note purchase, how to find notes and what all can be accomplished with a note, much of it may be outdated.

I asked how this was different than any other cities and he said the Reno area was just hit harder than most.

Our first networking event was a SMASH HIT!

On the other side of the coin, you want to form relationships with REO brokers ( at least in years past, but low inventory is making this a dead game) who can bring you deals BEFORE they go on the MLS as well as short sale specialists who can bring you SS deals BEFORE they hit the MLS.

I would be concerned about the slope of the line to the street when they replaced it.If the slope isn't right or they have funky bends in it to go around big roots or above them that's when water and debris can sit and cause constant clogs.About every 3 to 6 months the plumber then has to come out and scope the clean out outside to unblock.If material is with dirt etc. is back up in the toilets or they slow drain or make a gurgling noise with bubbles you could have an issue.Make sure as mentioned before buying you get a plumber to scope it out all the way from the toilets to the main and the street to make sure there is not any issues with slopes or clogs.I have heard many horror stories where a buyer calls the county or city and they say on the phone that everything is fine and after they buy it they get hit with all these costs,fines,etc.If they won't give you something in writing I wouldn't feel comfortable about it but that's just me.So this was an existing line to the street and not a sewer tank that they converted later and hooked to the city or county correct??

An interior designer and general contractor will meet us to map out a game plan and verify what we need to purchase the property for to hit our numbers.

I saved around $600 on the roof by buying around 20 bundles of roofing from the local Habitat for Humanity Restore that the roof contractor was able to use and match...Actually, overall the roof came in more expensive than I thought it would...I had only budgeted around $175 a square...The electrician who worked on the house works for a commercial electrical subcontractor and moonlighted for us for around $25 an hour.

Part of me sees leaving the scene if there's an injury as a horrible thing to do as a human-- while part of me wonders if they had some personal crisis or hit a parked car and planned on contacting the person later to pay for damages.