Beside high land prices, the cost of living in Hawaii is high, driving up the cost of labor and renovation.

Generally buy vacant properties near the train station (Path) and turn it into mid-luxury type of units.

While I don't know anything about the neighborhoods, I'll poke around BP and online to try to find more information and take a look there, since it's not too bad of a drive from Madison.For anyone curious, here is the realtor's response when I pointed out the expenses seemed very low and asked for a schedule E or tax return."

Brown bag your lunch, brew your own coffee, drive a beater and drop your car payment!  

Might have to take a drive there and meet up with her and get some hard info.  

The event was for charity (Brashear Association Toy Drive) so we did not want to turn willing donations away but we had no choice when the chairs were gone.

And, that's what they're trained to do.

They provide the service pretty much as what you described: find list of properties to be foreclosed, drive the properties and take photos, run preliminary title search to identify other liens, crunch numbers and go over the properties with investors prior to auction.They don't charge anything upfront until you win the bid on the auction.

I find it difficult also, since my schedule as a RN and being a single mother doesn't allow for me to drive around looking at properties with agents.

I would very much like to earn your business as it helps me drive sales for my company, but at the same time allows for me to give you guys; those who need to put appliances into their rentals, flips, and homes the chance to get a great deal on those needs.