I doesn't cost any more to cut the grass at a 4-plex than it does at a duplex.Good luck and don't worry, your English is fine.

I now live in Denver and hate that it is so far away (although I've managed it myself from thousands of miles away for the entire time I've owned it)  Anyway - this seems like a golden opportunity to move the investment closer.  

And, ideally, I would actually get it under contract for closer to $70k to leave more room for profit for the investor. 

I check up when they contact me with an issue otherwise I wait until there is a turnover or a notice telling me that the grass needs to be cut or the utilities turned on

I want a turn over rate that is high (closer to 10-15%) especially when getting first into a neighborhood.

As you get closer to the public auction it becomes difficult to get a loan for a property.

When I scan the list for apparent mismatches (i.e. house listed for $200K, Zillow estimate of $300K), then look closer at Zillow, I find as often as not that Zillow's estimate is likely off, either because there are few comps close to the house in question, or because there is a significant difference between those comps and the house in question (i.e. the comps are part of a new subdivision, the target house is much older).What is the best way to get from this 3000+ house database to a manageable number of viable prospects that I can spend more time evaluating (including, eventually, a drive by)?

Granted in the larger picture there is always going to be a lender that will start up right where the previous failer left off feeling that they can keep a closer eye on the underwritting.

I think Brady can still taste the dirt and grass from saying hello all to it almost the whole game!

And the house I bought in foreclosure is closer to 100 years old.