@Paresh PatelPosted and linked in Tax Forumhttps://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/51/topics/470344-is-there-a-tax-deduction-for-defaulted-loan-interest-not-paid

I am unsure who my sister in law uses to screen the tenants, but I also look them up on social networks, such as facebook, linked in etc. 

I just wrote a blog and posted it on linkedin.

For example, the LinkedIn group belonging to Pete Asmus has numerous "opportunities" posted in it at any given time.

As for finding the person, Facebook/LinkedIn would be my first guess.

You can read my profile here and on LinkedIn to learn about me. 

We use a variety of methods, we google their email address, telephone number, visit their current location, & look at their LinkedIn & Facebook page.

And getting linked in with your local REIA is definitely a good move in the right direction.

Hello BP,  I was contacted by few people on Linkedin offering me private money lending to buy Non Performing Notes, for some reason they sounded like scammers, one of the things turned me off is they email me from their gmail account, they ask for an origination fee and in other times insurance fee to be sent over to them, but it can't be deducted from the loan amount, or added on top of the loan.

For a rental type product (or B grade rehab, as I'd call it), I also am a fan of the interlocking vinyl, which @Chris Martin linked. In