Where should I look for property?

[Seth B.]

After reading the beginner's guide and a lot of other information I seem to be stuck. Where do I actually look for and find properties?!

I've been currently looking on zillow, craig's list, and realtor.com...

These sites definitely have some properties for me to look at, but I feel like I'm missing out on a lot of the market. There has to be more than a few dozen options out there right?

The main areas I'm looking at right now are Rockford, IL and Madison, WI (Verona and Middleton to be specific).

I would greatly appreciate any other suggestions as to where I should be looking... For starters should I be speaking with a real estate agent?

Thanks!

P.S. - I did do a search on this before I posted. If this has already been covered in other posts could you please copy those links? Thanks!