The key is multiple, consistent touches.

If it were me, I'd anticipate a legal team consisting of a probate attorney, civil litigator and perhaps a court appointed receiver if the number are big enough.

Rehab 10k = Total loan: 93kInitial earnest money 1k.I came to the table with $199.37So my out of pocket to close was $1,199.37Jan 2016 closing - 477 anitaPurchase price 111,702 - Rehab budget 7,200 = Total loan: 118,902Initial earnest money 1kI had to come to the table with 1,893.15So my out of pocket to close was $2,893.15Dec 2015 Closing - 130 diversatechPurchase price 88,200, rehab 9k - total loan 97,200Initial Earnest money was 3k (homesearch deal)I actually got a check at the closing for 2,435.25So my out of pocket to close was $564.75I bought 3 houses for a total out of pocket cost of less than 5k total.Now keep in mind that:1) Those taxes are going to come due and I have to feed that fund quickly to cover it.2) I'm going to have holding costs in there as well until I get the renters in there.Two of the 3 have renters locked in and oak st was just recently closed on. 

I'm excited to learn and feed off of everyone's energy.

Some of my properties the HOA has clauses about the blinds and appearance, it's easier for us to do them right once and if the tenant breaks one and we get notified by the HOA about a violation it's simple to just pass this along to the tenant since the blinds were part of the property when they moved in.Think long and hard about consistency over the years, will what you buy today be easy to match in a year if you have to replace one?

Shop your community banks for portfolio financing and then spoon feed them. 

This target was consistently hit earning us anywhere from $500 to $1100 per month the first year.

@Will Peters - personally I'm in agreement with the forums feed.

Alex, beyond Amazon, Cleveland has a ton to offer, prices have been going up consistently over the past few years, we still have room to grow, a lot of exciting things hga[[ening around town, we are not your simple one trick pony : ) 

Which is 90% of what the reports consist of every single time.