Would like to see where everyone goes to for their up to date RE news and data.

Now that doesn't mean that pricing was there, I really don't know without looking at a lot of data but at least in theory it should be unless people saw that the liqudity was a pure illusion. 

I have been practicing my analysis of potential properties but I'm not confident in the accuracy of my numbers because I can't find any hard data on these items.

Be driven and focused, meditate about this before you go to bed and when you wake up in the morning.

There is a post here http://www.zillow.com/research/zillow-home-value-forecast-methodology-2-3740/

I'm looking for a short sale attorney who can work based off of incentives as opposed to just flat fees

You’ll have to sort through the data and there are paid alternatives to this that will save a lot of time. 5) Postcards: I’ve been using postcards for over 15 years.

I use propertyware(software for property owners) which from my understanding pulls data from Transunion, Experian and Equifax.

He did not appear to have driven by the comps because the photos used in the appraisal were the same photos that were on the MLS (same flowers on the bushes, same sky, same exact brown spots on the grass).2.  

Mostly data entry type work @Daniel Frye is what I use VA's for in my business.