If your flyer describes a great deal in detail you will generate interest if it describes the great things you want to do--not so much.

Manny: Do you know what the actual compliance issues were/are that generated the original lien?

Here's a tutorial for making a website through Wix from @Brandon Turner How to Create an Awesome Lead Generating Website in Under an Hour with No Technical Abilities

I've been pre-approved for the asking price of the property ($24,900), and the mortgage banker at Quicken Loans has generated the documents based on that price.

I'm glad to hear you have a buyer, but I regret that you will not get the feedback and offers an MLS listing would have generated.

Do you see this as a waste of time and energy or do you think there is a possibility of creating new contacts (that may or may not lend to me) through this method?

Sounds like he is doing a ROBS, which is a way to direct your retirement funds to fund a business and generate taxable income outside of your retirement.

What's the best way to find leads besides having a connection with investor friendly agents?

With leverage and appreciation you can get something that makes the returns generated by the 50% rule and the 2% rule seem like peanuts.

ok quick update this is my new plan I'm gonna enter the wholesale market i know that with no job and lousy credit multifamily buying is out of reach at this time so what am i gonna do generate cash so i can go from wholesaling then into fix/flip eventually achieving my dream of becoming a multifamily investor.step 1 is to network and build my buyers list because u cant sell something is u have nobody to sell to and as I'm building that buyers list im going to find some potential leads any advice would be great owe i do have one question what do u guys here on bp think of Craigslist