He has a seminar called "Winning The Property Wars" and it seems to relate to his TV show on the Discovery Channel that involves real estate auctions.

Any advice related to both of these items would be greatly appreciated.If it helps any, I am located in Colorado, and hope to do business here.

You don't have to sign a 10 page document to put an offer in.

That's part of the reason why rents are relatively higher than other areas.

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It's all relative.

I still run away from historic deals for the same reasons you and others have pointed out - everything costs more, which equates to a relatively low return on investment.

Not being energy efficient and uninhabitable aren't necesarrily the same.What is the daytime temperatures in your unit in relation to the outside temperatures?

Maintenance records, repairs, appliance records, leases, invoices, bills... everything related to the properties.

I need to still verify some additional information, but it looks like I will be picking up a few out-of-market properties.In addition, if you have $100,000 and a relatively stable job with good income, I would very seriously consider leveraging that money to purchase multiple homes.