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I've read everything he's ever published.

@BillGulley, just for reference, getting one standardized certification test created, tested, statistical analysis then published and deployed by a national testing service costs around $750k and 3 - 5 years.

They publish an annual guide of cap rates by market.

I am looking at Bill Bronchicks mentor program, which is very pricey, but he is also an attorney and it includes some legal fees, all his published material, twelve boot camps, the opportunity to have a mastermind group.

This is true for even the largest, most sophisticated institutional investors.DATA SOURCESIn addition to those listed on the excellent article that Bryan H. linked to above, there are:Axiometrics / REIS / Pierce-Eislen: These folks conduct phone surveys on a monthly basis and publish reports and analysis.

Therefore, I think you would be best served getting in touch with these home owners when the foreclosure is filed, not when the auction notice is published.

The Indiana Business Journal published an article on the Landlord Registry System:Indiana Business JournalCity council acts to close loopholes in landlord registry systemJune 5, 2017Hayleigh ColomboThe city of Indianapolis is hoping to get derelict property owners into shape with new changes to its landlord registry.The Indianapolis City-County Council on Monday night approved changes to the registry it first passed back in 2014 to "close the loopholes" in the current system, said Vice President Zach Adamson.That meant changing the definition of a rental to include units advertised as rentals and units offered for sale as rent-to-own properties.

This software is so affordable and has features like: automatic payments from your tenants bank account, tenant screening, publishing vacancies to sites such as realtor, zillow, Craigslist, etc., and keeps individual spreadsheets for each of your properties.

This software is so affordable and has features like: automatic payments from your tenants bank account, tenant screening, publishing vacancies to sites such as realtor, zillow, Craigslist, etc., and keeps individual spreadsheets for each of your properties.