There are bidding services out our way.... and some of them are brokerages and they do take a commission on a successful transaction.. they are also lenders and put up 80% of the cash you only need 20%... but they also follow and track them all for U do the title search's etc.. kind of like turnkey for courthouse steps bidding@Curt Smith  we do pretty good in certain markets with auction.com ... what I like about them is the 2,500 to bid  ( we don't pay that because of our volume) and larger or larger EM.. this keeps the wanna be no money wholesalers from mucking up our deals  :)  We deal with Emily if you have ever talked to her sweet sweet young lady.

I would have started marketing at a higher volume earlier on.

These are the renters that cause death by a thousand cuts, small infractions or problems but the sheer volume becomes a regular irritant.They constantly complain about "problems" like mold in the corner of their tub that could easily be cleaned or that the neighbor's porch light is too bright and shines right into their bedroomHabitually late with rent.

We always use the same trades people so there are relationships but I don't think we have enough volume that they would necessarily do something on the tenants call without also calling us. 

Buy them at a fair price, drive down your renovation costs through volume and offer the property at a price that helps you to be a profitable company offering a quality product. - Do Not Try To Compete On Price!  

They make up for lack of volume by extreme mark-ups on product, labor, and delivery.

When you are doing flips in the volume that they are doing them, you are bound to lay a few eggs.Nicole Curtis model can work because between acquiring properties from the city for $1 and the money that she is pulling in from HGTV and the connections and pricing she can probably get from contractors for the exposure she provides them means she probably has her costs well under control.  

You might have to sit outside for a few hours at different times and estimate business volume based on patrons entering.

Plus a huge volume of extra paperwork and accounting. 

I’ve only done 4 properties (2) apartment buildings and (2) houses, but they all more than doubled due to excellent buying and creative renovation.house - bought $165, renovations $40k, now worth $450. 11 unit building bought for $450k, $30k in renovation, sold for $1.2. 20 unit building bought for $400k, $500k in renovation, sold for $2.1.I’m not sure if that’s enough experience and they just want sheer volume of properties like a low margin house flipper.Any advice would be appreciate.My alternate is make $200k a year at some high stress sales job I can get through a friend.