Many do audits, compliance, compilations, controllers, are CFO's, are CEO's, or do all other aspects of business.

Your local real estate association probably compiles a lot of this data on at least a monthly basis.

I'd like this thread to be a place where we compile a list of the major tax deductions available to a real estate investor.

In terms of audit, I'm sure there are small CPA firms that would jump to do a compilation audit for a decent price.

You've gotta be hitting absentee owners in foreclosure or in some other distress situation.In any major metro, you should be able to get NOTS lists off your MLS, or from 3rd parties who compile them immediately as they are filed at the County.And some County Assessor offices will run just about any search you want for $100-200-ish.

I've been sold on the dream of financial freedom and living your own lifestyle by means of passive income through investment.So basically I'm looking at a job with a secure salary and great benefits, compared to an opportunity with a RE wholesaling company which is 100% commission-based, essentially starting out on my own compiling a buyers and sellers list with no benefits and really, no guarantee of success.

Okay, so I'm driving for dollars and compiling my own DM list but it's slow and it's going against my personality type.

I compiled those same cabins now.

DETROIT FREE PRESSLocal housing market blooms for buyers and sellersThe practice of flipping has been popularized by a variety of reality TV shows.RealyTrac compiles data from a variety of sources, including records from tax assessors, mortgage deeds, foreclosures and auctions.The average flip was up from $65,290 in the previous quarter, and up from $61,684 in the first quarter of 2014.More than half of the homes flipped sold for between $100,000 and $300,000.In a ranking by percent return, an average of gross profit of the home price, metro Detroit was fifth with 58.3%, it followed Baltimore, with 94.1%; Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, Fla., with 74.7%; Ocala, Fla., with 73.9% and Lakeland, Fla., with 62.5%.Other markets in the top 20 included Tampa, Pittsburgh, Memphis, Chicago, Seattle, New York, Washington, and Boston."

@chris Dawson compiled this list that would be a good starting point.