http://www.dce.harvard.edu/professional/blog/how-u...

Currently reading one of the books and reading articles on the blog as well.I'm sure you will reach your goals.

This sounds like a great opportunity for you to start a blog!

And if you know your area you can focus on certain neighborhoods, which is something you can't as easily do if you buy, for example, an absentee list.There are tons of other ways to get leads though, it's just up to you whether you want to put in the time, do the work, pay the money...Type "finding leads" into the search bar here on BP and find literally thousands of posts and blogs on the topic.

I've read some blogs similar to this subject but not quite the answers I am looking for.

Some great data sources I used were redfin's data center blog, google's public population estimates for cities, and talking with other investors. 

Make sure to check out the Bigger Pockets Blog: https://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/It is full of great information.

See my BP blog posthttps://www.biggerpockets.com/blogs/8070/51492-why-is-zillow-so-far-off-in-utah-what-is-a-non-disclosure-stateZillow is a great "first pass" data tool, but it is negatively impacted by Utah's status as a non-disclosure state. 

BP episodes #121, #165 (see Natali Morris's blog), #60, #53, #51 are some helpful podcasts that come to mind that stood out to me.  

Make sure to check out the Bigger Pockets Blog: https://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/It is full of great information.