So it seems we have two people who don't know how to do this using realtor.com - here's how.1. go to http://www.realtor.com/2. select the "recently sold" button / tab3. enter property info - just a zip code or specific address4. press the search button (the magnifying glass icon)Let me know if that doesn't work for you :)You'll still have to filter for beds, baths, and square footage, but an agent has to do that too.

I have a few zip codes that I like and am familiar with and was thinking of starting with direct mail to absentee owners (perhaps the 300 per week suggested here).

Source rentometer.com.Plan: Rental Rehab 2/140k for the rehab and bring the property to code.

There were some complications and the roof needed to be redone along with some other issues to get everything up to code.

Neighborhoods can drift, either upward or downward.I've got a couple properties in a border neighborhood that the police and city are targeting both for crime and code enfractions.

I'm fairly certain its a good investment as is, but we've still got to verify the numbers and also find out what we need to do to make the sewage system up to code..they currently are using an oxidation pond.

Or should I go to the building codes office and ask them.I definitely want to play it by the book, in terms of liability, safety, etc.

do they have some type of code violation or something against them?

You will also have to bring all the plumbing up to current codes.

If you wanted to turn it into proper living space, I assume you'd have to conform to your local codes.