She is now under investigation by the state for brokering without a license.

There are requirements federally under the SEC, the UCC, The Patriot Act, Money Laundering, Treasury Rulings, Federal Reserve, FDIC, HUD, Fair Credit Act, Consumer Federal Protection Act, Fair Housing Act, the Veterans Administration, The Small Business Administration, yes, even the Postal Service, many of which have police powers and their own investigators .

We investigated and found that someone had bought multiple city blocks in Baltimore, fenced it off and created a haven for families to live.

Obviously this is a key research item that would warrant deep investigation in an offer type situation.

Although I know he is actively being investigated right now and a buddy is currently suing the city in federal court with Moreno being named in that lawsuit.

At $1200 rents, budgeting $340 a month for CAP EX, repairs is like a 25% factor.I don't mean to be patronizing, surely you have investigated these options, but will any of these work???

@Corey Keller I think estimating rehab as a cost per square foot is useful in determining if you should investigate further (just like the 70% rule and similar rules)  Once you see the inside you should be able to come up with a more itemized list that better estimates costs than an average from someone else.

I am new agent in California investigating income properties as my market niche.

As I'm investigating more... it appears that all of Dayton OH has high crime and sex offenders galore! 

Along with hundreds of articles, blogs and posts about how shady and aggressive the Rich Dad Education series are I found a 20 minute "Canadian Dateline" investigation that took cameras undercover and inside the 3 day class.