That said, there would be arguably no business purpose to bringing your family along with you, so even if you are spending the entire time searching for real estate.

I'd search something along the lines of "[city] cash buyers", "[city] wholesale real estate", "[city] real estate investment", etc.Investor friendly agents are also great ways to source deals.

These are mini-title searches that will provide some data, but not enough to guarantee you know every lien.

I checked out the video and it seems like an awesome analysis tool!  

Google search will provide the answer.

Here are a few suggestions on how you can maximize the wealth of information available: Check out the blogs and podcasts, or take advantage of the search feature (magnifying glass).

There are great ways to learn here and great tools to use.  

Security deposit amountYou can find plenty of examples by searching for "tenant estoppel certificate doc" or exchanging "doc" with "pdf" for more options.Here is an example and explanation: Sample EstoppelSome have a lot of legal jargon but this document does not need to be so detailed.

You can also find real estate investing groups through meetup.com, Facebook, or a Google search.

I wasn't able to find anything from an Internet search...