@Rashid Algaradi  Non-owner occupied is what a lot of folks generally mail starting out.. you could also include owner occupied that meet your criteria to find sort of 'hidden' non-owner occupied houses; meaning the owner moved but did not update the mailing address with the county assessor, so they still show as owner occupied (and not being mailed to by investors mailing only to NOO). 

Adverse possession is definitely out of the question. she must be violating some sort of city ordinance with the mess all around her house and the negative affect it is having on her neighbors home.

Does Sec. 8 have some sort of down payment assistance to help you buy a house?

I invest in exactly this sort of property, and I tend to agree with the post above that asked how close to rent ready they might be...and buckle down and get one rented asap.

I entered into this coaching arrangement with the expectation that a professional coach with ‘decades of experience’ would have an established coaching program; a course syllabus of some sort, course material, homework, a coaching call schedule, etc.. but I soon came to realize that Brian is effectively ‘winging it’.

Same thing in the neighborhood I grew up in, a bunch of busy-bodies who like to harass their neighbors for contrived grievances.After those experiences, I cannot imagine buying in a neighborhood like that, especially if I'm not going to live in the house.

I started exploring wholesalers recently out of desperation to get any sort of decent return.  

Just because it's sort term doesn't mean everyone will take perfect care of the property.

Don't get me wrong - people have all sorts of motivations for selling their home at a discount.

I would like to have some sort of mentor that I can help in exchange for knowledge, and somebody that I can just ask questions to and talk with.I have been seeing across the entire city and suburbs these small road signs that advertise "Real Estate Investor Seeks Apprentice" they are all different, and some of them even make wild promises like "make $10,000 a week while you learn to invest!"