Max returns can be had in Self Storage, Mobile Home Parks and Niche or Specialized Housing where rents can be 2-4 times more income.

Experts told me all they could do is apply like a dozen different insulation methods like special wooden floor heating.

I too am looking for a CPA who specializes in real estate tax law.

Using some sort of list (foreclosure, code violations,etc.) and knocking on doors is another way.

Hey BP,I'm doing what I can to be as proactive as possible in compiling a list of potential motivated sellers by going to multiple cities and obtaining a list of properties with code violations on them.

Scott The Book on Flipping Houses,The Book on Estimating ReHab Costshttp://www.biggerpockets.com/flippingbookConsider checking out HUD homes for small multi's owner occupied gets first crack.You might consider Niche or Specialized Housing like student housing.

I use a guy in Ohio who is both a lawyer and tax accountant and who specializes in real estate, so yes, you can find a "combo packages" as it were.Although I'd guess that you're probably not going to find one person who can do all that you've mentioned above.It sounds to me like you're looking for two pretty separate things, really: 1) a business advisor/mentor, and 2) a legal/tax advisor.

A friend of mine is buying a house next week, and when he looked at the settlement package, he noticed that he's getting a special warranty deed (SWD) instead of a general warranty deed (GWD).

Do you have an attorney who specializes in foreclosing nj tax liens?

If you find your own property and I just need to get it to settlement then we're at 1.5% and if it's one of these special hard ones we're at 2.25%.Now with that being said we also have to take into account that there is a minimum that all this is worth.