To further eliminate your concern, I would say that I doubt they are buying in Virgina, they are almost exclusively focused on the sand States.

If it says  exclusive, its for owner occupants.

Chris look up Rick Harmon on here as he exclusively invests in probate properties.Hopefully others will chime in.

(500K exclusion) Wife hates that part.

The house was a single family colonial in an exclusive neighborhood of an affluent suburb north of Boston.

Here's what I do:- BiggerPockets -- Real Estate Investing networking & connections- Twitter -- connect with people and companies of all shapes and sizes & interests- Facebook -- connect with friends and colleagues- LinkedIn -- connect with people I know exclusively- G+ - connect with people who I find interestingI've tried FB & LinkedIn groups for connecting and I've found them to be mostly a spammer's paradise.Otherwise, I connect with bloggers on their article's comments and with them in the above mentioned networks.

I know I am a little late to the discussion but this is what I have my "Property Locators" looking for: FSBO signs For Rent Signs Overgrown yards Overfilled mailboxes/excessive amount of newspapers/packages Notices on front door Blue tarps on house Boarded up windows Garage sale signs/Estate sale signs Abandoned cars No curtains or blinds Inside looks emptyHope that helps @Burt L.

All counties have adjudicated news papers, the papers approved for placing/publishing legal notices (foreclosures, court cases, business sales or transfers....anything requiring legal notice publication).  

Post Newspaper classified ads: We Buys houses 40.

If you go to a house that you found by driving by or someone answering an ad in a newspaper - someone you don't really know and when there are no others involved in the relationship (Realtors, on-MLS, etc.), do you ever worry when you're walking around inspecting the place?