However, I have found a few websites of trustee companies which publish the amount owed, the opening bid and the winning bid.

I find that there is very little published about how to navigate through a tax sale.

They generally publish regular news updates so you can stay current with the state and community regulations.

@Jordan Sutherland I'm brand new to REI, but some words from: "The Book on Rental Property Investing" by Brandon Turner (Published by BiggerPockets).pp.13"Investing in locations where appreciation is likely is a wise move, but I don't recommend investing in a bad or marginal deal in hopes that appreciation will bail you out.""

Federal Bureau of Investigation: Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR)The Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) program compiles official data on crime in the United States, published by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).

And the PwC/ULI Emerging Trends in Real Estate report, which was just recently published (it comes out near the end of every year). 

I recently published a book about tiny home laws called “Building, Occupying and Selling Tiny Homes Legally.”

Aside from providing the basics (ie. listing tool to get the property published to 10+ major sites, scheduling tool to schedule viewings, tenant screening with comprehensive applications -- pulled reports from TransUnion, which include nationwide criminal background checks + credit checks + eviction history, digital lease creation tool, rent collection tool, and maintenance tracking tool), some services also offer your tenants additional capabilities which makes it an easier sell on your end when getting them to transition over (ie. their ability to report on-time rent payments to the credit bureaus; this can create an added incentive for making sure they pay that rent on time). 

We have no real experience in real estate but have enjoyed learning from the Biggerpockets podcasts and I have read several of the books published by the blog. 

Like I said im very green, have read most of bigger pockets published books and their recommended page of books, now looking to learn from others who know the indianapolis market.