There are multiple ways to do this, I personally have sent out direct mail in a few different fashions, and cold called as well.

If you read the original post and watch the video recording, I was never out to get ReafCo, I was providing sound coaching advice in a humourous fashion and it was backed by many, many people messaging me about them.

Heavy duty, old fashioned machines that don't have motherboards or other electronics that tend to burn out.  

Once the rehab is complete, the loan just converts into a regular mortgage, so no need to refinance and no second set of closing costs.As mentioned above, you haven't posted a ton of other details, so there may be a lot of variables, but I did a deal as a buyer in this fashion in the past.

Door knockingAs old-fashioned as it may sound, door-knocking is still a valuable strategy for finding off-market properties.

I could see how lots of hosts would not have had the ability to respond in a timely fashion.

There's been probably a dozen times the customers have just done something that needed to be attended to in a timely fashion-- not life or death-- but definitely problem some. 

The way a 1031 exchange works tax wise in the simplest fashion, is your initial basis in the original property you sell becomes your basis in the new property.

I used LegalZoom for the first one and do all the rest in the same fashion on my own.

Meanwhile, you have to do it the old fashioned thing.