Hi guys,I started out going to the courts and composing my own list of probate sellers by hand.

You mean it's composed of Investor owners, rather than Owner Occupant owners.  

There are several other groups as well, mostly networking, some with an education presence.  

However, their presence is not always an automatic value kill at all.2 - Property (back) Taxes - Property taxes are a Super Lien when levied, they rise to first priority automatically which gives them the power to extinguish the rights and interests of ALL interested parties inferior to them.  

I live in an area that was the 39th most populous in 2013 and only continues to grow due to a strong local military presence (active duty myself).  

Even if you go Turnkey, interview at least 3 management companies.Lastly, you should take a look at Little Rock, I have expanded my portfolio over there, cash flow is excellent, probably a little better then Memphis as property taxes are lower and lack of hedge fund presence has kept housing prices low.

If so, is it worth potentially losing that on-property presence?

Then invite him back with police presence to get his crap

Do a google (or bigger pockets) search in your area to find who has the best web presence(s) and then reach out to those people.

I don't think we have either a significant presence of foreign cash or hedge funds here yet it is still very, very competitive.