Customers can provide all sorts of feedback that while honest might have little to do with the PM's capabilities.

Door to door soliciting leaves very little evidence to track down scammers.* They claim to be working in your neighborhood and just happened to notice some sort of repair needed on your house, such as roofing, painting, or cracked portions in your driveway.* They offer a special price or discount claiming they are in the area and will knock off a portion of the cost due to excess materials from other contracts.* You may be told you must act right away to get this special discount pricing, and you may be asked to give them money up front before starting the work.* They offer you a discount price if you allow them to use your home to advertise their work.

I say to find a property management company that has a good track record and apply your investment!

You can track down the owner as Dick suggests, and try to buy it from them and stop the foreclosure.

Make offersMost realtors don't understand the investing side of this business so do not rely on them for anything more than they are capable of.

I'm just not smart enough to track all of the nuances of the appraisal business.

My Realtor really earned his commission by pulling everything together and making sure everything was on track so our closing would be smooth and on time.

They loaned me 100% because I have excellent credit, a track record of success, and because I bought these properties for pennies on the dollar.

They will have a sign up saying "property has been winterized".Once you track down a few, you should start looking at the listing agents web site.

I have a regular job with an annual income of ~60K and a credit score of 740 albeit of limited duration.My plan is to use the VA to finance, perhaps a duplex that will allow me to get my foot in the door to generate capital that will allow me to do it again, twice or thrice in a year or 2, until I have the capability to pay cash for distressed property.I have d/l'ed all the BP podcasts , purchased the " Book of estimating rehab costs & Book on flipping houses & Inspecting a house by Rex Cauadwell " per suggestions here.By this time next year I would like to be living the above plan and be well on my way to my 2nd property purchase.All comments or criticisms are welcome.