Of course buying HUDs is an option but be choosy because you may find a GREAT house in a not so great area.BANK and ESPECIALLY local Credit Union foreclosures are a dream, as owner occupied you can negotiate repairs, new wood flooring, HVAC units can be installed and cost added to the purchase price banks will add New Appliance packages and even BLINDS for all the windows.  

Adding a scammed contractor knocked me out of the game.

This would be a 203k purchase with 3.5% down and all of the renovations added into the mortgage.

He posts ads in the marketplace about getting probate and distressed seller leads. :) 

Good luck - there might not be too many other bidders if a large amount of cash is needed to buy the property with the liens in place.

There are very large differences state to state even though the process and theory behind it is the same.  

For my particular area, (MS gulf coast) there really isn't a large amount of small multi family units for sale.

Think back about the added value you created for OTHER investors over the years.

For a start, this usually means replacing a low toilet with one that is at chair height and adding safety grab bars to the bathroom/shower.

I knew I wanted to go bigger and fast, so I hired a coach in an area I wanted to go which was large MF apartments.