Its sort of a two for one...Those sections have tons of both investors and regular joes checking them out, and with email a less intrusive media (believe it or not some people are uncomfortable with actual talking) many people find the written word much more engaging...thinking outside the box like this will get you tons of leads to your lists.

The remaining 10% are listing ALL of the REO’s…I used to own a Real Estate Company and the hardest part was to get the agents to do what they knew they needed to do in order to be successful… REO listings or regular listings…Not putting down Real Estate Agents here… The same is true for most “sales” type jobs.

Every time I went into the hall to look, there was never anything there.I also heard foot steps on a regular basis on the stairs.

Proof of financing could be a hard money lender, but the earnest money check is hard to get around if you don't have it.As Jon pointed out, yes, they already have been marketed some through the MLS, and you are really looking for the price reductions and the new listings, but you would be surprised at how few investors check the MLS regularly.

To check for water consumption you need to inspect each unit and look for dripping faucets and running toilets.

It's also good to do these projects on a regular basis.

We basically just got regular jobs and lived on cash only.

Big_Bo, are you going to do this full time or do you have a regular 8 to 5 job?

I always assume that any "flation" is bad.Assuming we're headed for regular old inflation, what makes a good investment?

'HERE" you can put a half dozen sheets of it in double plastic bags and take it to the regular land fill.