I see tons of houses in Milwaukee that are left to rot in the inner city by out of state landlords who probably thought it was a good idea to buy a $25,000 house that rents for $800 and just hire a property manager to deal with everything.

@Megan Bridgette,My past experience was with HUD homes and it was so long ago that these web resources did not yet exist (early to late 1990's).Today, I would use Zillow for comparables so I would have an idea what to expect before approaching an agent for a CMA.

You can either put the signs out on Friday anytime after 5pm and take them down Sunday night(that's when city offices are closed. most cities have ordinances prohibiting bandit signs.) or you can leave the signs up, but use a phone number that can't be traced to you like a Google voice or Burner number.Also, you can hook up with a Real Estate agent, have them search the MLS for properties that have sold in the last 3-6 months and were paid for with cash.

(if so, I totally blame BP for the idea!)

@Travis Eubanks  I have to chime in because our office is local and I live in Elgin.  

Hi everyone, my name is Brendan and I have been working the the multifamily sector for the past 5 years as an acquisitions officer.

I basically started at episode 1 and am working my way through them day by day on my commute to/from work (it makes the drive much more tolerable).The "live-in flip" idea sounds like a great idea!  

They have a down town office and St Charles.

You should be able to go to the website for the county assessor's office, type in the property address and get tax information as well as the name of the owner.

At least I agree with you in that it's a great idea.