Having said that, I am getting much better at analyzing properties on my own and have a specific set of criteria a property MUST meet and perform enough due-diligence research that the chance of missing major red flags are getting smaller and smaller.And yes, as the overwhelming majority of foreclosures are either cancelled or "purchased" by the plaintiff (bank) and the limited inventory (at least in Hillsborough County) is often bid-up by neophytes or snatched up by large wholesalers and other REI firms that specialize in flipping C-class properties, there are few opportunities for us little fish.To keep myself motivated, I've been keeping a log of properties that went to third-party bidders (i.e. private buyers) which I could have bought had I been monitoring the auctions during periods when I was too busy to do so.

I'm a vertically integrated development firm out of Columbus OH we are looking for a higher density deal between 15 million and 25 million all in and I'm close to putting one together. we are also looking to approach land owners to contribute underperforming land to our developments which is a win win strategy I have a letter I can get you some info on.

I'm also getting the financials straightened out with a CPA firm who specializes in this, so there's no cash for investing yet, but there is 100% equity.

I think in general what could be happening is that there is some sort of "preferential attachment" where the best deals, the most houses, go to a relatively smaller amount of people a part of the right firms or have spent many years building contacts and expertise. 

YTD Closed Sales: 4,126 -0.27% Yoy.Inventory: 3,805, +11.85% Yoy.YTD inventory: -9.03%New Listings: 2,958, +17.58% Yoy.YTD New Listings: 5,547, +8.96% Yoy.Month Supply: 1.2, +33.33% Yoy - firmly in a sellers market.Cumulative Days on Market: 49, -7.55% Yoy.

Here are 3 law firms you could reach out toohttps://www.usfn.org/search/newsearch.aspSearch Massachusetts

Manually = impossibleAI municipal/county/state website scraping = maybecrowdsourced in the aggregate from individual law firms/real estate firms = possiblyA huge company or bored crypto zillionaire would have to do it and it might cost a fortune for the subscription. 

I'm not sure if I need a fiduciary, wealth management firm, financial advisory.

Because in reality, that’s what the investors are looking forThere are a lot of companies that do this, because every investment advisor when they report their performance for their clients, this information is done by these types of firms.

In 2023, I had a partial property line survey performed by a local engineering firm.