I have devised a unique strategy for pulling lists all from the information I have compiled while on this site and playing around with listsource (clearly I have a very exciting life).

I am attempting to compile a tax delinquent list to market postcards to, for the city of Newark (first timer) and I have a question.

Check this threadhttp://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/69/topics/60001-compiling-arv-data

Compiling and reviewing it each month helps reinforce this discipline, makes you think about legacy assets in your portfolio (regardless of asset class) and how they are performing and reminds you of the big picture.I have two colleagues that we share our statements among one another and it's both to get an outside perspective on mix, diversification, tax efficiency...whatever we see where we can help and it's also forced accountability...if we have to share the thing each month, we are trying to find ways to improve it.  

Share Your VideoSo far, we've only had one submission from Jon Klaus, so I wanted to re-post about it here on the forums to get more energy going . . . .Basically, we're asking our members to create a brief video where they share their first real estate deal -- successful or not -- with the rest of the community.We're going to compile these videos together into a single post on our BiggerPockets Blog, and will be sharing this througout the site and web.

Currently work a door to door marketing job and have compiled and extensive list of distressed or seemingly abandoned properties in my last 6 months (70+ addresses) wondering what my next steps should be.

I talked to a lawyer the other day about wholesaling, and I showed him a purchase and assignment contract, and he gave me the hammer.Here is our discussion:4735.01 Real estate broker definitionsAs used in this chapter:a)“Real Estate broker” includes any person, partnership, association, limited liability company, limited liability partnership, or corporation, foreign or domestic, who for another, whether pursuant to power of attorney or otherwise, and who for a fee, commission, or other valuable considerations, or with the intention, or in the expectation, or upon the promise of receiving or collecting a fee, commission, or other valuable considerations does any of the following:1)Sells, exchanges, purchases, rents, or leases, or negotiates the sale, exchange, purchase, rental, or leasing of any real estate;2)offers, attempts, or agrees to negotiate the sale, exchange, purchase, rental, or leasing of any real estate;3)lists, or offers, attempts, or agrees to list, of auctions, or offers, attempts, or agrees to auction, any real estate;4)Buys or offers to buy, sells or offers to sell, or otherwise deals in options on real estate;5)Operates, manages, or rents, or offers or attempts to operate, manage, or rent, other than as custodian, caretakers, or janitor, any building or portion of buildings to the public as tenants;6)Advertises or holds self out as engaged in the business of selling, exchanging, purchasing, renting, or leasing real estate;7)Directs or assists in the procuring of prospects or the negotiation of any transaction, other than mortgage financing, which does or is calculated to result in the sale, exchange, leasing, or renting of any real estate;8)Is engaged in the business of charging an advance fee or contracting for collection of a fee in connection with any contract whereby the broker undertakes primarily to promote the sale, exchange, purchase, rental, or leasing of real estate through its listing in a publication issued primarily for such purpose, or for referral of information concerning such real estate to brokers, or both, except that this division does not apply to a publisher of listings or compilations of sales of real estate by their owners;9)Collects rental information for purposes of referring prospective tenants to rental units or locations of such units and charges the prospective tenants a fee.Therefore, I believe that if you engage in the actions we discussed, it may make you and/or your business an unlicensed real estate broker.  

I'd suggest locking in a stellar contracting team, compile a list of rehab materials you can store in bulk (use in multiple flips), and focusing on pockets with extremely low days on market.

There are also services like Data Quick, Haines Criss Cross, Real Fast Data, Realist, etc. that compile info from multiple sources.

However, the list that I am trying to compile is a list of qualifying/disqualifying points that I will use to evaluate a prospective tenant's application and application process.