Banks are wise to the scam "POF off the internet thing".  

I'd say to look in your paper/internet/roadside for "we buy houses" signs. 

@Dianna BrooksYou've found the best spot on the internet for REI info.  

You already have expressed a concern about neighboring properties/companies.I'm sure a quick search of the Internet will provide you with articles/info regarding stories of people buying properties for $X, not doing sufficient EDD, and subsequently finding out that there's an environmental issue and the remediation will cost a multiple of the $X purchase price. 

Blasting small businesses on a public internet forum is not a good look. 

Wayne thanks for the response.I know we can not mention services etc here but do you trust those site that will do the title search on the internet and find out if there are liens on them ?

when I look back one of my best years in buying foreclosures was 2004.. now I attribute that to the fact that the internet had not fully taken off Regarding RE.. so you still needed to have those particular set of skills that I learned from the 1970's on... now with the interenet its flooded the market with investors who here to fore would have never competed with me as it would have been to tough and complicated.Even BP is  perfect example of free on  line training.. for better or worse depending on your perspective.

What @Bill Gulley just wrote is what happens with banks and loans in arrears, and mortgages in default.Watch out.Look for current mortgages and make some money on sub2, lease options and wraps as acquisition strategies, or just pay all cash with JV Partners, Private Lenders, tradiional 20% down banks, or Hard Money Lenders.ever read your "foreclosure rescue" internet threads on the FBI site or the Attorney General sites? 

We only have internet from our ISP, no home phone or cable ($50).

I find my listings on places all over the internet from Flipkey.