Its a little more work but at the same time it can solve/identify problems before construction begins. 

Is there an identifiable problem that lead the previous owners to the 50% occupancy?

Identify specific problems attached to properties.  

Hi Blake, have you identified which cities you would like to be in?

. - Use Rentometer for initially identifying market rents.- Use City-data for street by street data on an area.

., driving for dollars, tax liens, small niche lists, etc.) then I would recommend DM over google Adwords.I'm not sure if you have experience with Google Adwords but it takes some know how to accurately identify good keywords, figure out a PPC amount, and then manage the account so you are putting money into the right keywords and off of the keywords that are not performing.  

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2) Does it only apply to homes that have been officially foreclosed on, so if I were able to identify people who were merely behind on their payments, could this be a solution to help them avoid foreclosure? 

I think that is a great idea in addition to providing a receipt for them it really identifies and clarifies what the expectations are.

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