We know everyone in our building (there are 4 units) and the only one who would complain is a neighbor who hasn't subscribed to a daily paper and is used to stealing someone else's.

Or we pretty much have to subscribe to one of the online database?

I subscribe to Davidson and Williamson counties separately and 5 other Middle Tennessee counties through US Title Search.

and you just got another subscriber!

Made money on all the others.That said, I do not buy at auction anymore as I believe the margins are too tight now and am putting my money elsewhere.The first thing to do if you are serious is to subscribe to a service like ILFLS.

REALTOR is just an organization for a code of ethics you subscribe too.

Do you suggest subscribing to the Apartment Directory to find mom and pop owners  of multi family buildings or do you have another suggestion?

At this point, you can:- Read and respond to forum discussions- Start a new thread- @Mention users- Check out posts in your "Subscribed Categories" - View the latest forum threads - Visit different forum categories- Check out someone's mini-profile - Visit the BiggerPockets Blog and podcast.

How to Make a Million Dollars in Real Estate: A Step by Step PathBrandon - your blog post linked above was one of the first pieces I read after subscribing here!

LOL David Beard - ain't that the truth.I just did some searching through some of the old Guru emails I've gotten over the past year (lists that I'm pretty sure I never subscribed to) and these are some of the exact subject lines (verbatim - I'm not making this stuff up):- Buy House for $3K sell with $43K Profit in 1 day- No mailings, no phone calls, just profits...- Turn $100 into $35K - detailed training- $10,000 in the Next 30 Days...