(I am a fan - virtually always agree) camp but I purchase the best investment for me available (takes into account expected return and expected effort). 

@Alexander Fernandez, they're both a bit more art than science.

Just launched in November have 10 members, meet bi-weekly via a Virtual Call (Zoom), shared FB group and shared google drive docs where we keep each other accountable and provide constructive criticism.

It would be virtually impossible to reno and refi in less than 3 months.

@Rebecca Clements Art Allen of Double A Construction

I have a mastermind that meets virtually.

Split it into two 1BR apartments, did most of the work by myself which was very interesting, and have been renting them out with virtually 0% vacancy since then.

I know where I live in LA, There are two OZ's right next to each other: one over Skid Row, one of the lowest-income streets in the US, and one over The Arts District which has been gentrifying for the past 5 years and now has million dollar condos on every street corner.

There are a lot of sites that sell preforeclosure and absentee lists because those aren't necessarily county-specific.If you still can't get it, then I would go on Upwork and find a virtual assistant to put the data in Excel format.

Just launched in November have 10 members, meet bi-weekly via a Virtual Call, shared FB group shared google drive docs where we keep each other accountable and provide constructive criticism.