. - that typically means you've started title and lien searches.

Trulia has a heat map, neighborhood Scout has some cool tools.

I've bookmarked my state court case record search and county sheriff sex offender sites.  

I have searched for over a year for single family or multi-family properties.  

I would like to get your thoughts on investing in C neighborhoods such as Citrus Heights, Arden-Arcade, and Rancho Cordova.

 @Meleneal Cameron have a Title company do a title search ($150) to see if your mother filed anything else that made you beneficiaries   Some states use a T.O.D.D.  

I found this lead just searching online for listed parks that fit my criteria...nothing fancy to it

We changed the address of a house that was on a corner, and moved it from 'Main Street' to a neighborhood street that fetched higher prices.So yes, it can be done.

I can compare them to another property I own who has a pretty active and well managed HOA and see how they compare.I didn't notice any major capital repairs when I drove through the past couple times I was in the neighborhood, but I will definitely do more due diligence now that I'm on the clock.

@Brent Coombs  yes after so many searches I just found Autumnwood Funding and they looks like they are ok because they have a website and after I called I got a person explained everything for me.Before the people called themselves private money lenders all what I get from them email nothing else.It's hard decisions @Brent Coombs