Club announcements will show up and you will get an idea of what is going on in those places.Do a web search.

@Basilio Torres:I think you'll discover that most of these type auctions result in the Bank buying back the property and then placing the property for sale with a Real Estate agent or online Auction Web site.

While the 506c  certification is a pain for all involved, it does allow the platforms to advertise and it does allow for the open discussion of the deals outside of the portals.506b deals are easier to make the investment, but they do not allow any public discussion of due diligence materials and the portals will not even let web sites discuss returns after they are funded.  

I wrote down a address of all of them and jotted down notes about the condition of the outside (bad condition could mean tired, motivated landlords) I looked up on the local assessors' web site the mailing address as well as year purchased.

Hello @David L. welcome to the BP web.  

@Tricia O'Brien, Brandon Turner listed some sites in his new book about different web sites for investigating crime rate and school district ratings in order to know the areas better. 

BP probably has more forum info on this topic than anywhere on the web.

Once you determine the owner, you can search for them online or better yet have a PI run a skip trace on them.

@Debra MuthHere is a web site that may be of interest.http://www.moneyunder30.com/get-mortgage-for-rental-propertyAlso, if you go to the Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac web sites they will have information regarding he max mortgages.

@Edward B.This sound nice and all but - why would anyone who owns the Multi relinquish it to another when the profit is then going to that person.I see more to read on the web site....I'll do that and maybe the light bulb will illuminate. :)