Because the trustee sale's are 100% buyer beware we're looking to avoid condemnation, and any major issues that could cause the property to be red tagged or otherwise require a lot of money to be brought up to speed.

Here you spent almost a year to force a deal to work to split 3,800 by 2 = 1,900.This is your profit before llc, paying for signs, etc.Yes you learned a lot but probably would have done much better in that year working with someone already highly successful at wholesaling in your area.To increase what you make you have to increase speed of time to close a deal.

My sales points are speed, ease of transaction, and offering to clean up the property and take it as-is, with no work involved by the heirs.

However, the speed in which you must be able to pull comps, get to the property and estimate repairs, get a bid in, and actually get a winning bid becomes a full time job.

I am now trying to speed things up.

We have been using electric zip ties to secure the signs, but I see some pros (the cash for car guys) using some type of black adhesive.We are looking to speed up the act of putting up the signs and I was wondering if anyone has any experience using this black adhesive, know where I can get some and any other tips.

To me, the property has to be attractive even with management expenses accounted for, then if we self manage, it's more of a bonus that we use to speed things along.Personally, I'd pass unless I could get the seller to accept 100 or maybe 105 at the outside.Best of luck.

I am looking to buy an owner occupied fourplex here in the near future and am really just trying to get up to speed with legal side of things.

They looked for opportunity and then fought like the devil to make something out of that opportunity.BTW, by new techniques I'm not referring to the internet (went to high speed 2 days ago from dial-up), blackberries (don't have one), or any other modern convenience like cars and phones.

Non-exclusive agent but still you may be leaving them with the sense that you are working for them.The state will have an issue if your state licenses agents.Again, it could be like speeding.