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I'm looking at a low cost of living area that's plagued with a housing shortage. 

You can also use a DealCredit to do an Enhanced Search, which is an instant skip trace to get the owner's phone number, email address, and other property addresses linked to that owner.

Thus, it does little good to garner high cash flow from these rentals only to spend it in higher maintenance, management, and legal costs.

So many new investors that live in high cost of living areas look to the midwest or other cheap areas to invest. 

This is especially true if the property requires significant upkeep or if the heirs live far away.Owners of Distressed PropertiesSellers who own homes in poor condition and can't afford the necessary repairs may prefer to sell as-is rather than invest time and money into renovations.Landlords with Problematic TenantsLandlords who have been dealing with problematic tenants, frequent vacancies, or costly property damage might want to offload the property quickly to cut their losses and avoid further hassles.Owners Facing Major Life ChangesSignificant life changes, such as health issues, retirement, or downsizing, can motivate people to sell their property quickly.

When trying to do the deal analysis on my current property, it’s asking for the purchasing and closing costs.

You will also have closing costs. 

To be honest, your cost to get in a duplex would be right around the cost to get into a SFH in that area.

If after the repairs were done, I would be asking my attorney if I can recover some of those costs.