If I am relying on Zillow, which I know to be in-accurate, chances are much greater that I will buy a bad investment.  3.  

Whereas there should be a notary block at the bottom and notary seal when signed, I've dropped that and am relying upon the information to jog the conscience that a conflict of interest can be in play due to prior associations.

Ask the sellers but rely on the title.Keep your finance and appraisal contingencies out there as long as possible.

Lets be real with a full-time job, family and kids, I can only rely on TK, similar to many people I engage and network with, the goal is to be able to utilize this resource to your advantage, build wealth using proven and existing systems.

@Wayne BrooksIn Texas and if I remember correctly when I bought pro in Nevada, title companies have the buyer and seller sign a "Tax Proration Agreement " which basically says that the title company is estimating the amount of the prorated taxes and the title company relied on a third party for the information and if the probation turn out to be inaccurate ((usually do to changed tax rates or appraised value) the buyer and seller agree to solve it amongst themselves.  

I don't want to be a slumlord, but I don't want to go broke fixing up a place and only rely on the improvement deductions and depreciation come tax time.

I don't want to be a slumlord, but I don't want to go broke fixing up a place and only rely on the improvement deductions and depreciation come tax time.

I'd prefer just a couple of really good wholesalers I can rely on.

Now folks, this is contract law, a contract that requires one party, like a borrower, is unilateral as the lender relies on the performance, duty to act, of that borrower.

From what I've learned on BP and other investing sites both sides rely on lead generation but how different or similar is investing vs the traditional side beyond lead gen?