The 2nd plumber says it’ll take about 2 1/2 days to dig, repair the pipe, and repair the floor.

Even cashflow properties end up in a slump where the repair costs dig into their profits and they don't see any profit for some time but you're jumping into it on the negative, no good.  

There are some automated tools you can find out there that will dig up most of the documentation and data you might use for a title search, but I believe having an actual title expert is best because of the legal ease involved in the title chain documentation. 

I would do a little digging before spending money on an attorney.. 

From some cursory looking around this seems like a great place already, so I'm excited to really dig in in the coming weeks!

I have been digging into forums, posts, articles and reading a TON of information and opinions on the matter.

I’ve been picking my brain and digging through threads to figure how so many investors have been able to approach homeowners in preforeclosure and give them Cash For Keys, even though the property was encumbered by a mortgage lien very close to the market value of the property.

I’ve been picking my brain and digging through threads to figure how so many investors have been able to approach homeowners in preforeclosure and give them Cash For Keys, even though the property was encumbered by a mortgage lien very close to the market value of the property.

Still digging and scratching at success. 

Without digging into the details, the back-of-the-napkin calculation sounds like you would be all-in for $180K for a property that rents for $1,400/month.