Your best bet is to go after homes that are owned by individuals versus the banks or corporate owned.

References from other investors who have used the turnkey is probably your best bet!  

If your neighbors work for nurseries, have yappy or mean dogs, erect two fences around their property, are livid when PGE goes in and places Smart meters on their electrical box, have motion detector lights on their house and locked access on all parameter gates you can bet its a grow house.  

Your best bet is to go to a Lifestyles Unlimited meet-up and talk to their vendor contractors.  

If they're not paying their taxes either, it's a good bet the financing is in default also, though this is not always the case.Really, anything on the foreclosure timeline up to about 60 days prior to the auction would be good, I think.

At first I was sure that investing in White Plains would be s sure fire bet, however after realizing that the city has one of the highest tax rates in the state, I am no longer 100% certain.

Your best bet is to google asbestos abatement contractors in your area and have a discussion with them. 

how do they get away with such operations, i mean for example, in the eyes of the VA and/or DC Real Estate Departments, luring in potential clients publically with the above link and then giving the run around that 'if you're looking to list with us at the discounted rate we have a web page set up for, sorry we're not taking any more listings in your area'?!

If you have a rented who comes in on a favorable wind day, you can bet they will leave the first chance they get.Not all low-priced properties are a good deal.

For current short term rental, some of the coastal neighborhoods might be a better bet.