Have your financing completely buttoned up and ready to go at a moment's notice.Do those two things and you'll vastly improve your chances of finding a deal with sufficient meat on the bone.

@Debbie Bone go to a local real estate meet up or drive around tour investment area and write down/call 10 developers and see if they are looking for deals.

The home had good bones and located in a decent subdivision within the highest rated schools.

If it's a value-add play, is there enough meat on the bone and are rent premiums at the top or middle of the market (unlikely that they'll be at the bottom)?

They don't care as much whether there's any meat on the bone of a deal. 

To stand in the execution chamber, see the floor drains, watch the movies, see the bones, the photos and hear from a guide that actually has his photo as a kid on the all.

Not tryin to be a bone bag, just trying to help you clarify your request.

This house hasd good bones but an apparent mold issue in the only bathroom and plumbing/wiring issues to boot.

And throw a bone, promise to process all sales thru em or something.

The new toilet will only work with Microsoft brand toilet tissue.