Newspapers are written at the 6th grade reading level.Books have been written about these aspects and I'd have to say Josh has a clue as to his target market.

Good guidance by @Ryan Blake Additionally - local newspapers post foreclosure sales and auctions.

You can search county foreclosure records, eviction records, craigslist, driving for dollars, probate records, estate auctions, newspaper, bandit signs, etc. 

That way when you tie up your next two properties you'll do the same thing, tiny classified in the major newspaper, craigs list, other sources, follow up on all the REI's and realtors you know, and push them again at the meeting.

I will definitely start going out to my local REI club and start networking as well as hitting the newspaper ads.

When I was working newspaper ads and bandit signs, I'd talk to 100 people to look at 10 houses to buy 1. 

Local newspaper and called seller direct.

I keep looking for it in my local newspaper, but I haven't seen it.

Why not just use the obituaries in the newspaper?

Craigslist, Houzz.com, REIN events, newspaper classified ads, local real estate groups, job sites that are in process, driving around local businesses in the area)Partnering - find someone who already has the contacts in place and offer up some type of partnership to leverage those contacts.Purchase the contacts - find someone who already has the contacts and is willing to share those contacts with you for something in return.I always prefer the research route, because I complete due diligence on folks that I use and target having 3-5 folks for everything I need.