Your attorney can create that for you but first you need to focus on finding and identifying good deals before you worry about someone stealing them from you.Just because it's for sale does not make it a good deal.

I'm still learning and haven't identified concrete goals yet.My background is in data work (eg, data analysis and database reporting).

Any words of wisdom from experienced fix and flippers about identifying opportunity in a market and where to start?

Within the next 48 hrs I will go to the county and try to get a look at the "books" of all of the property owners to determine if there is a way to identify multiple property owners.

Study the basics of RE and identify what direction you'd like to go.

But after getting calls from several dozen jr. lienholders and owners that took the properties back via foreclosure, there is a most definite pattern.

I usually use my GC or building inspector to identify issues before hiring the "experts" to come in.When pursuing a new property, we budget $250 - $500/unit for diligence {the more units the lower the amount per unit}.

Looking back, the last warranty deed did not identify the mobile home on the land but the warranty deed before that did have the year, make and VIN#.

I have identified a few regions in the US where I'd like to look.

Study the deals that are presented to you and pattern your real estate transactions on the ones that make sense and money for you.