@Mindy Jensen A little too personal to post publicly but if I can figure out how to PM you I would love to get others opinions. 

Is this public info?  

You can create custom maps to mark areas of interest, track properties you're considering, and note key amenities like schools, shopping centers, and public transport.

An example problem statement that I may have stated (and built the software for) in 2003, when I started investing full time: Build a tool for lead generation that collects county records from the county recorder's office (and property card data), finds the recent first mortgage defaults  from trustees websites or public filings for properties that are between 1000 and 1700 square feet, in a neighborhood of 90% like-kind properties with greater than 20 parcels, houses built after 1978, that can cash flow at current rates when fully leveraged. 

Is there power to the lot, is there public water or will you need to drill a well, if there is public water/sewer do you need to pay the tap fees, etc.

Do they do a public records search  for evictions, judgments, liens etc?

Commercial brokers will know more becasue they have to... they get the contract and hand it off and the deals i have done there i get inspection addendum's written by the attorneys and boy that is very dysfunctional.. no explanations as they are getting flat fee's and spend zero time doing what needs to be done to keep transactions together the little things the public does not see. but anyway thought provoking.... 100.00 and hour is a pittance to a seasoned agent.. don't see that flying.. but to a mid level or starter who comes from a back ground of getting paid by the hour..

Do you see the BS propaganda at play in this narrative being spoon feed to the public?

Demographic trends are very powerful and not easily suceptible to short lived trends or changes of public opinion. 

You must still own all of the sold tax liens up until the date you bring your foreclosure lawsuit.Anyone with redemption rights can ask for a public auction.