Quote from @Zach Howard: Quote from @Jonathan Greene: If you are looking at properties in the US only on Zillow, and not seeing them in person (I know you are in Hong Kong), this is just an effort in futility because you can't underwrite single-family or small multifamily deals only online.

But damned if I can find anything online about landlords using it!

Not sure if that is still legal or even translates in today's world of everything online but seemed like a good screening tool to me at the time. 

For that reason (& other reasons like no one was meeting even online), I started Real Estate Rocks. 

Start small, be patient, and stay connected with local meetups and online investor communities for support. 

What is the best way to go about finding these property listings online before they go to the auctions?

Documenting your journey online or engaging on LinkedIn can also help expand your network.

I also recommend a bank that has local branch that you can go into vs having it 100% online.

(we charge the same Processing Fee as depositing to our bank)4) Pay online using their tenant portal (we absorb the small fee, to encourage this behavior as the internal resources saved more than cover that fee)We understand we have scales of efficiency a DIY landlord won't.

There were weekly group video phone calls that despite usually only having 5-10 people online I could never get a question answered leaving me to believe they were pre recorded.