House vales and contract info

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Hi guys,
This is my first post. I'm 21 yrs old, looking to get involved with RE. I have been thinking about it since I was 16. Of how fun it would be and the challange that it would bring. I believe wholesaleing or bird dogging (ill find deals for other people to make a few bucks to start saving) will be my start on my adventure. I live in a smaller area but geez, every day i see a new house going up for sale and another one getting sold. I'm shooting to hop into my market while its still hot. I dont have an online tax assement website for the nearby counties so how do i find out what the value of a house is, without calling someone every time i find a new house i'm interested in. Also I had bought a course, which i'm very happy i did, and it gave me a contract to put the buyer in and actaully go into the deal stating that i have a group of investors that i work with and i will help u sell your house (something along those lines ill have to re-examine the info). anyone ever hear of helping the seller of a property in need of rehabbing to a buyer/investor and getting a cut between 1k - 5k. The writer of the info was saying the profits could be higher that the buyer and seller will never know what cash is exactly given except the amounts they have agreed to. Any advice other than joining a club (which i'm going to do here shortly but the closest one to me is 45 mins away) to get ahold of interested investors ( i have an add to run in the paper to attract investors to be intersted in purchasing properties off of me). Hopefully i can wholesale or whatever you call it (be the middle man) of some properties so i can begin to flip. Thanks, i've read many articles here and hope for the same advice about this topic.

-Skrow