.: Subject To is definitely NOT a “No Money Down” technique”, Here’s why . . .The obvious question is: "How Do I Keep Finding These Smokin' Deals"It costs money to locate a willing seller.

You can uses these techniques from California to Maine and from Washington to Florida and almost everywhere in-between.

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Since real estate agents aren’t trained in Creative Finance and they can’t figure out how they will get paid, it isn’t useful to use a real estate agent for this technique An example of Creative Financing can be found at the link following .https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/311/topics/1264041-how-to-make-a-reasonable-offer-using-creative-financing-to-a-seller Once you have the terms agreed to, you put it into the purchase and sale agreement, (you can get one from Staples or Office Depot) and submit it to escrow.

Or just interesting techniques that people have used at scale.

My point --> this is not a reno & it's probably more complicated (risky) than building ground up. 

@Josh Lewer really appreciate you taking the time to share such a thorough breakdown and even pulling in excerpts from the IRS Audit Technique Guide — that’s a wealth of information and I’m sure it’s helpful for anyone following along in this thread.Just to clarify the lens of my original question: I was thinking more from the perspective of an investor who is personally handling the day-to-day operations of their rentals (rather than delegating to a property manager).

But, I don’t want them to use complicated tools, just let them choose Zip code and prop preference that itI’ll do all the heavy lifting so they would get clean CSV with potential sellers.

Are there any downsides or complications in having our daughter on the mortgage (she’ll still be in college)?

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