Resources for finding out of state deals

[Nick Ruffini]

Hi BP,

I'm looking to find more information about finding deals out of state. I live in Los Angeles and the homes here don't meet my investing criteria. I'm looking to invest in my home town in the suburbs of Philadelphia. I lived there most of my life, my family has been business there since 1974, I still have a lot of friends who live there (a few lifelong friends who are RE agents) and I know the area/neighborhoods well. 

What I'm having an issue with is finding opportunities to invest in. I'm getting the listings that are on the market (my RE agent friend set up a daily MLS report for me) and I've read David Greene's "Long-Distance Real Estate Investing book but are there any other resources? I can't "drive for dollars" in the area since I don't live there and the houses that are already listed never seem to meet my criteria.

Any suggestions/resources to find out of state deals would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks!