Which seemed to be a nice way to do it but we had a lot of our own money tied up in it.I have approached different lenders/ or hard money people and they seem to be all over the board.

Welcome to the board.

Also a smart way to find the owner is contact the local board to find out the properties details!

Hello Jordan,Call the local zoning board or municipality.

Today I have become a member of the NAR and the GAR as well as the Athens board of realtors.

Check with your local licensing board. 

Full disclosure, I had a fair amount of experience prior to getting on the forums, but what really pushed my business over the edge was this community which for me was a sounding board, mentor, mentee and fantastically unorthodox education.

I'm looking forward to learning from and interacting with people on the forum boards! 

Check your local board and state rules, but you would have a vested interest in the property so you would need to let other agents know this when calling on and showing the homes more then likely.

It's a pity some of these beautiful houses are vacant or boarded up.