(Would definitely be talking directly to someone in the zoning office before moving walls or adding a kitchen or anything though)To make sure I understand right, you're saying to get the utilities split it would have to have a certificate of occupancy - and thus would have to pass inspection.

Search BP forums for "drive for dollars" to get more detailed ideas- Buy a list of multi-family properties with absentee owners and market to them via mail- Try to find another agent that is more investor-aware that can help you search- Find a local investor group to network (you should be doing this anyway) and try to find deals

Almost all big banking institutions offer self directed IRAs but most of them have restrictions when it comes to investing in real estate.

They e-mailed me the following:"So this is a very weird question but when y'all (meaning my husband and I) lived in the house did you ever notice strange thing happening?

@Omar Khan The sponsors I invest with are selling (or refinancing and returning capital) in 3-10 years because (1) many of their investors want their capital back (2) it maximizes the IRR and (3) it maximizes the benefit of cost segregation.I'm a buy and hold investor in my direct portfolio but I'm fine with sponsors flipping properties in 3-5 years in my passive portfolio. 

Even better - they haven't been getting offers every other day from investors.In Blount county there's about 1450 homeowners; age 60-89, 20+year ownership, single family homes valued between $50 and $250,000 and the top 700 or so people with the top Financial Stability Scores (FSS) taken off.You might want to adjust your message a bit when you do your mailing.

It is done by opening a self directed account.

So I assume the “buyer” was paying you, and not your directly?

As far as what draws people in, not a whole lot directly in Montgomery, but close enough to surrounding areas to draw off of them a bit.

I've decided to look up properties in a specific area that are tax delinquent to develop a list I could cold call.Direct mails seems out of the question for now until I get a few deals out of the way to fund a proper campaign.My process is as follows: A) List all properties that owe a certain amount in taxes where I feel there may be motivation to sell (ex. 8k owed & up).