Although some of this data is certainly available in the public record, in many cases it's not all that simple to gather that data from the public record.And then of course, when there are "feuds", the parties involved might try to pull something like what Mitch posted here:http://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/311/topics/60121-another-grant-deed-scam-If someone wants to volunteer that info, great - but I'll abstain from that.

Some people dont even reply to an ad without an address because they think its a scam.

My question is, how do determine if a home is a scam on Craigslist without having title work done?  

In my first year, I made an expensive mistake in getting locked into a legit-sounding advertising contract that was a complete scam.

They were basically just trying to scam you.

Todd Bowen has scammed many individuals out of their money.

That's just another scam out there for these turnkey scumbags

Not a big deal in the world of real estate scams, but annoying none the less.Fair warning.

NO SCAMS!

At any rate, given that Craigs List is highly junk now (multiple postings by same person, scams, and simply ads for houses that don't exist), I wanted to know if anyone has had any success with it.The OLF has a learning curve (like anything), and seems to need a lot of tweeks and updating.