(within 20-30 min or so from Schererville) Not necessarily just financially, but overall with tenant quality also.

I work full time as a Quality Assurance Lead at a insurance company.I started my real estate investing back in July 2013 and thanks to people's help, I was able to acquire five units (2 duplexes and one single family) in 4 months.

You want to generate as many quality leads as possible.

I haven't used Property Radar, but I know that @Sean OToole is pretty obsessive about putting out a quality product, so I'm sure it is still very similar if not exactly the same in terms of functionality.If you're buying at auction though, you'll need a heck of a lot more of a tutorial than just what website to use.

I recommend starting your research where you'd like to live - there are a couple of multi family listings like these: lakewood duplex & lakewood fourplexYou might find better returns in Hawaiian Gardens with listings like theseIf I were you I'd keep an eye on the MLS or redfin - and keep in mind that this is LA - most neighborhood blocks differ in terms of crime/quality of neighbors/rentersHave you tried getting the input of someone who is active in lakewood/downey?

My quality standards must be too high, in the video she says 'looks great to me', and I'm thinking 'it looks like crap!'.

How does that price compare to SIMILAR homes (year, size, quality, and foundation/slab) in the SAME park or location?

It usually is the lower quality properties that produce the higher cap rates.

@Curt Davis is with another quality group here in Memphis, so I appreciate him answering for me.

Either way, a letter from his CO isn't enough "proof," require an actual copy of the orders and/or visualize the original.