Quote from @Chris Breaton: I'm looking at some houses in my home market that have been sitting vacant for some time, any advice on finding owner contact information and approach methods would be greatly appreciated.

I would look up "flipping mastery TV" on YouTube as well as he has a few methods to find investor friendly properties using Zillow, Redfin, and a few other properties 

It's Dec. 2024 and, while the house is built, septic still needs to be installed, exterior grounds, and internal trim and appliances are yet to be completed. 

Was watching YouTube videos and none of the videos of Orlando builders ever mentioned waterproofing. Do they use Kerri, redguard or something else before installing tile?

This method does not require bank financing and all of their expenses.

But then I discovered the BRRRR method, and it completely changed my trajectory.

My plan is to combine the BRRRR method with house hacking—ideally buying a duplex, living in one side, and renting out the other.

Use the enemy method to analyze the competition.If you go to a market like the smokies, recognize your expected return will be the least of what an investor in that market is willing to achieve.Good luck

But you can often use the county’s land vs. improvement split as a reasonable method for allocating that purchase price between land (non-depreciable) and building (depreciable).So for example, if the county shows the value breakdown as $100K land and $250K improvements (on a total value of $350K), you can apply that same ratio to your actual purchase price.

I'm thinking about using the 203K method to buy, renovate and sell within a 6-8 month window from purchase.