Look for vacant and neglected properties and contact the owners to make an offer.

Very thorough....The owner Chris is very knowledgeable and the availability has been less than 5 days for booking. 

It appears that for many, many, many years the owners, boards and management had treated the building and units more as a Condominium in that each owner was responsible for the repairs to their own units, whether they lived there or rented (any damage to the inside of the unit was the sole responsibility of the unit owner).2 years ago, the board at that time brought on a new management company.  

So I am trying to run numbers on a few larger apt. buildings and the expenses the owners have given me are obviously inflated for tax benefits.  

The Pre-foreclosure and Foreclosures listing would contain current owner's contact information, date and amount of default, amount home is worth, how much the house was originally brought for, etc.Thanks so much for your input @James Mc Ree!!

If you were being hired by a property owner to do the rehab on that owners flip, then you would be incurring the risk of a traditional GC.The fine line is if you are working for yourself or working for others. 

I did some research through public records and the owner is 86 years old who bought the majority of these properties in the 80's, most likely retiring.

The owner is in the process of doing some repairs in the bathroom and kitchen, but hasn't finished.  

If you are leasing/owner let me know how you guys tackle this particular issue, if you are away and have something on the market. 

I just would like to know if they were rented out or just simply the owners put them down from the list.Thanks,