If the spread is to thin hard money becomes obsolete.Some appraisers provide limited or desktop appraisal for smaller fees.

Since property tax increases are limited to the lower of inflation or 5% it's possible for the taxes for a long-time owner to be well below what a new buyer would pay since the taxes "uncap" upon sale.

On the good side, it is free & clear :).So, the potential deal that this post refers to would work really well with the limited cash I have on hand right now, and give me more Land-lording experience so that when I DO sell my personal residence and start to use that money to acquire more rentals, I will also have that benefit.

Even here in my state where we get them out fast some counties such as Fulton has limited Marshall staff to serve the evictions which increases another 4 to 6 weeks on getting them out in that county.

I just spoke with US Lead list and they are limit the sales of the inheritance list and they are sold out, they told me that there is some but minimal overlap as most of the list is not probates.Are there any other vendors that sell these types of list that someone can recommend?

I'd much rather be a recognized business with hundreds of properties that banks jump at the chance to lend to than a "nobody" with tons of hidden assets that has limited access to debt/capital to continue to grow with.

What I am finding a little difficult now, is I'm not sure I understand where exactly to go to find distressed homeowners on the county websites including but not limited to back taxes and code violations...

Personally I like to have two or three options and I measure the risk for each one.

The issue is usually financing, more to the down payment and the cash on cash return on a limited amount of funds to work with, the best use of your money will be in getting a steal of a deal, doesn't mean you can't get a decent return from buying close to retail in great areas.

This is beyond the scope of most rehabbers, and would greatly limit wholesale buyers.