I had been on BP for several months are gave her a very brief description about our plan to buy and hold and keep adding cash flow so we can reach financial freedom.

MLS should provide you more than enough properties for practice, especially if you expand geographically to understand a larger area, not a lot of people with off market stuff will take the time for kicks and giggles.

Hello,My girlfriend and I are new to San Diego CA, and are very interested in real estate investing.We have only been here for about 10 months so we lack geographic/ demographic knowledge.

Typically, a common address or an unambiguous description will suffice.

I am not familiar with the laws in your geographic area and will suggest you familiarize yourself on your city's and state's tenant's rights, specifically landlord obligations of habitability.

I might be able to find some in Springfield, but that's a 75 mile drive - one way.Good thread w/ pics and description.  

will take a look at crime and schools and see what that does to geographical narrowing. 

I tried foreclosure auction recently, but they gave me a market price + eviction + buy by description without seeing the house.

As Jay says these suburbs mentioned are becoming demographically and geographically integrated into the sprawling metroplex of Portland.

Now that guy fits the exact description of what my grandpappy used to say, "I'd rather be lucky than good!"