Also, has anyone done the training with RALacademy? 

It takes too much time to train tenants to use the technology, then they may forget or use it improperly.

i'd never tell a random person on the Internet "yes you should definitely move to Ohio!"

I would say the key to buying tax defaulted parcels is really having a trained eye in looking for development constraints. 

Join local FB groups in the areas you're interested in, follow a local Realtor, visit the area again and set up a showing or two just for reference, generally always be 'training' to carry the boats! 

As things become less and less affordable we are actively seeing more people push to an hour away from a city, even into rural areas, as long as the internet speed is strong enough. 

Train a regression model using square footage, bathroom count, or more advanced features to predict the price of the sales. 3.

Hoping to use the internet as a resource as well.

I did Eddie Speed’ Note School training online, but at a cost of $72K for 2 years of supported access to his mutual fund of Notes, I can’t get beyond the sticker shock of Eddie’s mentoring program, but would love to do more DOT/Note deals if I can find them.

The guys we are training in Atlanta are focusing on buying proeprties not on the MLS so they can get the discounted costs.