@Matt ParkerWhat you are describing is a wraparound mortgage or a "wrap".

I have not heard of the Catapult Strategy, can you describe the strategy or point us to resources that discuss it?

View some properties, walk around neighborhoods, pick a different area to explore each time you head out, spend some time in the area, you really learn a lot that way.

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The house needs to be in the condition it was when you did the initial viewing (or better). 

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@John Garman what you described isn't even abandonment.

Obviously licensed is main thing, bonded even better, viewing their portfolio, asking if they specialize in rehabs etc.

And when you manually sift through the rental data you can screen out the slop which invests time to achieve maximum accuracy.To evaluate for a single property address what I would do is go to realtor.com (which directly sources from the MLS), hit the rent tab, put the county of the property you're evaluating, and go to map view for a zillow-like view of what rentals are actually listed at what rent price. 

You may also want to post an ad on Craigslist describing the type of property you are looking for.