Im looking at new acquisition techniques that others in my market have yet to capitalize on.

What are the best websites to run tenants through after they send in an application? I see a TON of ones out there - but wondering if anyone has experience with any of them, and which ones are better than others?

I do not know how widely used this technique is used.

Also, Zillow gives you two different figures for sold homes: the actual "sold for" price which is pulled from public record, and their "Zestimate," which is the website's estimation of the home's value, which may or may not be even close to accurate, depending on a few factors.From what I understand, Zillow uses a complicated formula to determine value, using things like recently sold comparables, bedrooms, bathrooms, and square footage.

She'd actually gotten a rehab quote and pulled comps as well, none of which I was interested in.Sharon Vornholt recently wrote in the BP blog about the other no-money technique using a double close, which she apparently does all the time, using C's money to buy A's property.

Buy/sell decision part needs to be included.Here (2) is more complicated.

The strengths of the course in my opinion are in the methods presented to sell the properties using gorilla marketing techniques and the systematic method towards bidding.

Just the way you communicate with a borrower is governed by laws.Foreclosure is complicated and a long and costly process.Real estate finance is very complex.Reliable valuations cannot be derived from the Internet.Finance laws are very complex.

@Ned Carey made several good points.You can look at REI like the used car business to try to solve the seller's problem, that is buy cheap as in the "car auction", ORyou can learn all the techniques that work well, like sub2, cfd, wrap, lease option, straight option, etc.You do not need cash to buy/control houses, just a flexible seller and give them choices that benefit them.You do need to be able to present viable solutions to the seller in person, so you need to avoid agents - MLS, and market direct mail - Craigslist for deals direct to the seller.

BTW, unfinished homes are issues for lenders too, so borrowering money against this also just became more complicated.