Makes sense since they poor concrete in the hole.For my first purchase I've been looking at keeping it local to Hernando, Pasco, and Citrus.

Any success with contacting the individuals skip trace shows may be relatives?

"Rich Dad Poor Dad" is a good read if you have not read it already.

Which are certainly going to exceed $1,000.The only other way is to find wealthy individuals with no idea of what a good return is and ask them for a x% loan on 100% of the money with no payments and the hope you will sell it for a profit at the end.

Typically, turnkey houses are well done, but it's poor management that can break you.

Obviously run the numbers on the whole package and each individually, but sliding the purchase prices around on a few to play with LTV on financed properties would let you stretch your capital and pre-approved amount further.

It is pretty poor just like a lot of rural Georgia

it was a foreclosure rescue of a 75 year old lady in poor health.. she wanted to live her life out in the home.I paid it off 80k and gave her a life estate.. she lived for 6 years.. by the time I took back over the house was beyond salvage I demod it subdivided it and am building 3 500k specs on it.. so my return on investment will be  well it will be more than 10% per annum by a long margin.. but I am thinkin I am in the business so I can find these kind of situations.. but how does a passive investor find them ?

The type of list is an individual choice and depends on various parameters such as your geographic market, the type of deals you're aiming for, your calling capacity, marketing budget, etc.

Since mortgages are also tied to you personally, and can have a negative impact on your credit and bankability if handled poorly, I’d also keep that part of your responsibility...not the PMs.Having said that, there may be other professional options to help.