Hey @Michael Seeker Thanks for the forum response, a 2 month lease would be really helpful.

@Rick Pozos thanks for the response I will for sure plan on making it to that meeting.

Understand that not every response was a deal at the moment but after that first call with them, I learned their situation.This is very important because knowing what kind of situation the homeowners are in helps you think about what kind of deals can be made. 

Luckily I didn't and I checked out the listing on auction.com again and one of the bullet points states "This property is reported to be occupied and buyer is responsible for obtaining possession." also " Do not disturb client.

Thanks for the response Edward!

Thanks for the response.

Mailer response rates are always low (1-5%), so it is a high probability that the owner never responds to your letter.

If you want to look up equity of individual properties, I use the CRS Data (free for realtors, investors can pay for it).

I am going through some of these same issues with numbers provided by brokers/Loopnet vs actual numbers, but I can't get actuals until I get the property under contract.In each case that I've asked for rent rolls, trailing 12 months, tax filings, etc, the response is to put it under contract and then they'll provide numbers.

Thank you for your quick responses.