We are in Nehalem, so the North Oregon Coast community is growing :) We are currently in the property maintenance business, maintaining over 360 second and first homes in the Nehalem/Manzanita area.

For instance, I drive up to an "ugly" house that is obviously unoccuppied and not being maintained and requires somes repairs, how do I in a time effective way determine whether I should put this house on my list of potential wholesale properties or not?

If the US can maintain dollar hegemony we will continue to be in the best position in this global collapse.

BUT, they asked us a few times if we owned other properties because they appreciated the way we maintained the house they were in.

Helical piers are an option, I would suggest a concentrically loaded pie ring system.

If you have to up your offer too much to get the property you'll have killed your deal before you've started.You'll want to concentrate on getting the property under contract but on your terms so you can exit the deal if need be such as not being able to find a buyer.

Don't try to maintain a low income rental as if it were your personal house.

If that is the case, you would have to put in a sump pump which can be expensive to install and a difficult to maintain.

@Joel -I see your point on maintaining the property and watching your pennies.

Let dry overnight.If that doesn't work, use a very small concentration of muriatic acid with water.