I don't see MKE as "cookie cutter" (usually=north side is simply a big cesspool of violence, drugs and despair, suburban counties are "picture perfect" on the surface but dig deeper and its just a modern day Klan clown rally, BOTH assumptions are trash) I see MKE as a very diverse area where, if you find the right people to do business with, background and ethnicity is not a factor here, simply whether people are decent people or not, you can succeed here.

A suggestion for you - check out DIG at http://digonline.org/

-If you have to do work requiring to shut off electricity or water for an extended period of time, this can be very complicatedRehab an empty house:-Save 30% of time (estimate from my own experience, by no means a scientific measure) because you don't need to move anything from room to room-No worries of vacating after painting-Come to your residence after working on the house all day and get cleaned up-You know where your things are in the house you live in and no boxes to dig through looking for that one thing you really need at the moment-If you have to shut off water or electricity for an extended period of time, no problem.

I would be afraid that if you really dig into these numbers, this deal might not be any good.

I'll dig into everbooked a bit though, appreciate the tip.

Join some local REIA groups such as DIG or HAPCO.

After some digging on the county's website, I was able to track down the owner's name and address.   

Another project required a 2ft basement dig out which added a lot of value.

If I'm buying or selling, I'm definitely doing some digging and research comps and not relying on zillow however.

If you dig into the numbers 90% or more of the financing is with a line of credit and not to fund operations.