What I found is that the majority of the properties didn't really look too bad or the properties have fixed the minor issues that they did have.

Hi Josiah,Ricks point about repeating the formula is a good one.I'm a contractor and work with a number of investors on rehabs and major upgrades.

You will be in the property between $5k and maybe $6,500 more than what you wanted to pay.If that is not a major consideration for you guys, then accept the best deal you can get and go forward.

I recently started a business that requires a majority of may attention during the day.

I don't even look at properties on major roads or service drive.

When you have a good understanding of your RE interests and goals, start making calls to listing agents, private sellers, lenders, property managers, tax assessors, town road crews, water/sewer departments, etc, etc.Talk to them, not just about the property you may have called about but general info pertaining to their specialty.

The local zoning office or building department will be better able to assist you.

The owner bought the house in foreclosure in 2008 at $176,000The house was tax assessed $185,000The asking price on the house is $200,000.I would appreciate all and any feedback, criticism on analysis, important things I left out, major questions to ask when visiting the property on saturday.

Meanwhile flipped homes were still purchased at an average discount of 13 percent below market value in 2013, the same average discount as 2012, indicating that investors are finding discounted buying opportunities outside of the public foreclosure process — particularly in those markets with the biggest increases in flipping for the year.”Major metro areas with big increases in home flipping in 2013 compared to 2012 included Virginia Beach (up 141 percent), Jacksonville, Fla., (up 92 percent), Baltimore, Md.

We will not see JP Morgan roll out some major Crowdfunding division to do much of anything.I don't understand what you mean about the REO.