If you win the contract, you will need your repair team in place.

Helen Zhang Hi Helen - if you call some managers I bet you'd get this info easily.

I like @Rick's response - - UNLESS you are a party to the transaction (for clarity, the buyer OR the seller) you'll only muddy the water and if you were involved as a contractor at any capacity, you can easily get your name sullied needlessly. 

It's a win win for me.  

That would be a lot of money spent on bids I never win. 

Ripoff report will not take it down for nothing they have been sued lots of time, and always win b/c of some law.

Yes we Landlords want to protect our investment properties but in Chicago your tenants win if you don't play by the rules of tenant rights.

And, if you have an LLC with more than 1 person in it (yeah, they can pierce the corporate veil more easily if you are a sole member LLC or if it is just you and your wife...) you become more protected personally when you finally are getting deals going without having to play "catch up" or creating an entity for the "sole purpose of asset protection" (something my lawyer said to me...).Hope that helps!

But in my opinion, in every experience you either WIN or LEARN.My question is, those of you who do direct mail campaigns, do you address the sellers situation directly with your mail piece or do you send a generic mail piece?

Also make sure you have another exit strategy, if you buy below market you'll have equity and will be able to easily sell in the future.Most deals on MLS aren't going to leave you much room, too little inventory and too much competition.