the "rules" that people talk about are general rules, mostly used to determine if a deal merits further investigation.

Account Closed since you seems so knowledgeable, I'd like to ask you this question I have:I am in Harris county and am investigating a potential lead, but when I looked up the tax records on the assessor's site, the property's taxes are listed as "under judgment".

And maybe a couple episodes of Brain Games to get your brain working.It would have been nice if I wrote you an entire article and spent hours to share all that info with you with links and maybe an investigation, but seriously, that's just spoon feeding and a waste of time for me.

Anyway...I want to ride down the street on my bike, look at a house, blink twice, and have all details of that property sent to my VA, who investigates the address, sends them a mailer based on my criteria. 

Unless you have something other than a complaining roommate (neighbor, police charge) you are taking one side without investigating.

I would still have them investigate a hospice that might provide home care.  

@Kent Nielson - I'm just starting to investigate Vancouver for flip opportunities.

That's why I'm calling Garden State back to investigate and fix (replace with a higher BTU model) at $700 tomorrow. 

, I'm busy investigating prefab options for a 1000 sqft, ideally 3br pre-fab option to throw behind my home in Oakland, CA.

Keeping a GC close/attached to your belt during your initial refurb investigation will help.