But, I don't seem to get any motivated sellers to call.I'll usually get other investors/wholesalers and sometimes real estate agents.I guess its not bad to have other wholesalers/investors call you, because they sometimes do have some good deals...What do you guys think of this marketing channel?

See this 6/18/13 article from the Detroit News, "Downtown Detroit rents go through roof":"Detroit — Residential rent prices in the gentrifying neighborhoods of Detroit are steadily marching upward, climbing in some cases by $3,000 more per year for the same place, and landlords are pushing them higher at every opportunity.That’s because the rent is still too low for buildings to pay for themselves without relying on government subsidies and foundation dole, developers and city economic officials contend.

If your city doesn't have an official agency like a land bank then I would go to the town hall and start asking around.

However, the house is NOT officially listed yet - as we have not finished our renovations.

The main reason I am concerned about zoning is just because I will be claiming this as official income (instead of just having my friends pay me in cash or beer or whatever) I don't want something to come back to bite me later if they go to check on all these things.

The learning curve has officially begun I guess.....

Hey Joseph, welcome to the site officially and congrats on the purchase!!

Visit places where you can meet a lot of people and hand out a lot of flyers/cards, etc.If you have produced ANY deals - and it sounds like you have - you are now officially BETTER at this business than all the people who just TALK about doing it.

Every once in a while, you will find misplaced deals in the retail channel and sometimes you can negotiate non-deal listings into deals.

Is there an official form that I should use to reply?