We mail to:Non-owner occupiedLast market sale date prior to 2006 (they've owned the house for 10+ years)50% equity or more45 years or older (old people are more likely to sell)..and a few more criteria.Even by getting way more specific in your mailing criteria (bedrooms, bathrooms, neighborhoods, square feet, etc) by mailing in a major metropolitan area, assume that these homeowners are getting absolutely BOMBARDED with direct mail. 

Start with reading some free books on Wholesaling, understand what it is and how it works prior to spendings thousands of dollars on a course.

Inquirers must seek the advice of their own legal counsel prior to undertaking any course of action related to this inquiry.

On top of that, found out today that there was a tenant where four prior judgements/evictions combined that were all missed.

I never considered this fact prior to buying my first property but after buying and looking at my local Section 8 list I quickly realized my property was in a nicer part of town than 95% of the other properties on the Section 8 list. 

You can get a property under contract first in your personal name, then create your LLC, then assign your contract to your LLC prior to closing.

You can approach them directly and offer you buy the property prior to auction.

Make sure to do proper due diligence on the syndicator and acquire testimonials from current/prior investors.The strategy - Does the overall real estate strategy make sense? 

Also, I'd advise you to check multiple companies prior to selecting one to go with.

I am looking at making an offer on my first property right now and it was built prior to 1980, so by your calculation on a 2700 sq ft home the repair costs would be $202k... which is only $100k less than the ARV.