When you pick a name in your state it does not mean no one else nationally can pick that name.

We have been putting these properties in an exel spreadhseet and then hitting Zillow and the county records to fill in some of the missing information such as delinquent taxes, public utilities owing etc.I have also thought about hitting the REO listing agents to do a lot of the ground work for us.

Plus, I can wait 2 more months and they'll go REO and can pick them up for about half his "shortsale price".

I would buy as many SFH's or Multi Units as possible with the 200K put tenants in them, head to your local bank which does portfolio loans and get LOC on them and repeat the process one more time.This way you can utilize the power of leverage and get some decent portfolio of rental properties.

But momentum is picking up and should hit the mark in the next year.It can be done, with starting capital of less than 1 million but the key is buying right and then leveraging the equity.

I know through an agent, so I can just pick up my phone and call some random agent who does not know me and be like "yo can i access the MLS with your info?"

You should try picking up the phone and calling the owners of these companies or the investors themselves and invite them for coffee.

Reality checks don't always seem helpful when they come but when you look back you can say I'm glad I didn't pick that one...Good luck,Brad

The average rental (4 to 5 beds, 1 to 2 baths) on this street runs from $800 to $1100 without utilities.3 out of 4 bedrooms are under lease and will be renting out the fourth bedroom as soon as I find a second property within my target range.

I don't know how many times I've called investors or contractors and they don't pick up.