Rarely it is 50-50 before splitting with the broker.  

Websites like zillow, trulia, etc.. although most people would vote against that because its rarely accurate.3. wholesalersthere are alot of ways but these are pretty common.With this in mind i'm a real estate agent who works only with investors if you have any questions feel free to PM me !

I'll second what both @Natalie Vane and @Paul Caputo said, with a further note that these two strategies can be combined to great effect.Natalie is correct that if your mother keeps the property until she dies, and leaves it to you in her will or trust, then the tax basis resets to the current market value at the time of her death.

I have property management in place so I rarely "have" to go to my property.  

I called WE and learned that the average cost of utilities combined is $397/mo.

I forgot to mention, you can combine the Purchase & Renovate with the Energy Efficient Mortgage (EEM) to add even more to your rehab budget (like Windows).

It is very rare for an eviction in progress in Texas for the court date to be 3 weeks out. 

I've looked at the value and it's over $3 Million combined.

@Christopher Brainardin this scenario IE a wholesaler trying to slip contracts for SFR homes .. seller is not going to sue you for performance.. this would be so rare as to be something not to even think about.. unless your a multi millionaire and known to the community to have tons of dough maybe then.. but if your just like the rest of us out there in Real estate land no seller is going to sue you for performance.. they may not sign your cancellation agreement out of spite .. then you have to go to small claims over your EM

Baltimore city has a lot of them but unfortunately multi family in neighborhoods you would want to live in are rare and expensive.