The video is something I do so if a house doesn't look like something I want I can wholesale without a lot of effort (a new process I started four months ago but it has been effective) however this house was something I would be interested in but not enough to invest in the money into a title search.Has anyone else ever attempted to buy a property from someone and found the seller is not a legitimate owner on CL?  

Obviously this improvement is typically only cost-effective in Class A properties.

Cons- It is very difficult to find quality properties in decent neighborhoods, honest contractors, effective property managers, and reliable maintenance personnel.

So of course there needs to be a range that the rehabber can go over budget but it needs to say things to the effect if the time or budget to complete the project is exceeded by 20% or more, the rehab guy is no longer in charge of the rehab and the investor guy is in charge.  

Or would it be more cost effective to outsource this service?

"Buyer shall deposit additional earnest money of $___ with escrow agent within ____ days after the effective date of this contract."

This effects marketability of that note.

Aside from that, there are legal opinions that a deed is effective when executed, not filed.

Also mailings are less likely to get something accomplished, phone calls & face to face interaction are more effective in that space.  

What have you found to be effective and what hasn't worked?