(Seems more productive than surfing the internet!)

Also try and do all of the exams with as little internet help as possible, even if it takes you a few tries to pass. 

And yes than look up property records on county sites and due internet searches to try and track down homeowners.

I would prefer to find someone I hope to trust though word of mouth rather than an internet ad.  

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Just passive internet search stuff.

But the internet told me it had cheap houses, one of the highest global crime rates, and awesome rental returns, so I did what any wise investor would do and spent all my savings on a rundown out-of-state rental property.

I feel like the info and resources here in bp and other parts of the internet help tremendously for buying remote.