Sure, you can make more money in real estate in the more boots on the ground fashion, but it sounds like you'd be much better off looking for truly passive forms of investing as recommended above.

My grandparents were first generation Americans who were just starting their lives as young adults when the Depression hit - my grandfather spoke broken English and better Italian than English, and had a 5th grade education.

Hi Kevin,My go to commercial real estate reports are:IRR's annual Commercial Real Estate Trends ReportPWC's annual Emerging Trends in Real EstateCBRE's biannual North American Cap Rate SurveyRCLCO's quarterly State of the Real Estate MarketMarcus and Millichap's annual US Multifamily Investment ForecastI am certain that all the ongoing info you need will be included in these reports!

Majority American investors took a head wind lost their safe heaven from 401K recently.

These are expensive but if you are working with a management company that specializes in large properties they might have this service and can pull reports for you.But even the paid services are no substitute for good old-fashioned shoe leather.

=)Most Southern Californians are perfectly happy purchasing their first piece of real estate to "achieve the American dream" or for another emotional reason.  

American Modern HomeIf you check their website they should list agents in GA that can quote it for you.

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First American title has this product.. however for bidding on foreclosures i dont think it robust enough.. 

If the deal is good enough a local investor may be willing to fund it and split the profit with you in some fashion.