I subscribe to the mortgage fraud blog and read about all the real estate convictions from all over the country every month.  

Just curious, but my company is subscribed to a database where we get NODs update weekly and I noticed that there are a couple homeowners who have recieved multiple nods month after month.

It’s hard to just pick 1 or 2 so I’ll just list a few.Improper economic vacancy assumptions Aggressive year 1 gross receipts projections (they immediately jump the income to new rents with no phase-in which is simply impossible)Underestimated expense assumptionsImproper use of cap rates and/or incorrect exit cap rate assumptions Failure to properly account for property tax reassessment post-sale (in states that do this)Basing exit prices on capitalized value of the income without accounting for the subsequent owner’s property tax reassessmentFailure to account for all of the costs incurred in putting together this type of deal and purchase real estate of this sizeFailure to raise enough money to pay the down payment, closing costs, finance costs, syndication costs, immediate capital improvements and still have enough money left over for capital reservesIncorrect calculations of income, cash flow, cash-on-cash return and IRR and/or a clear lack of understanding of those calculations and how to use themLack of waterfall calculationsIRRs and cash-on-cash returns that are inflated because they aren’t raising enough money—and once they realize that and raise more at the last minute the Projected returns would adjust lower but it’s too late now for the investors to evaluate the what the projections should be because they already subscribed This list is just off the top of my head—if I sat and thought about it long enough I could probably double the size of this list.

That could be a great way to find and stay engaged with local investors, realtors and opportunities. http://www.biggerpockets.com/alertsYou can also search for other investors or brokers in your market and follow their journey on Bigger Pockets here: https://www.biggerpockets.com/search/usersAnd of course, be sure to subscribe to the podcast - so much great info there and always full of inspiration.

Been unsuccessful in contacting the right owner.So I subscribed to White pages for a monthly fee but still not successful Some of this homes have been abandon for more than 12-15 months but someone pays the property tax.

You may be able to subscribe to something like that, I'm actually not sure if licensure is required.

How to use Loopnet.com BUT NOT pay for their service.Loopnet has great information, but for the parttime investor, like me, I have found a GOOGLE WORK AROUND that allows me to use their site for free.When I become rich multimillionaire, I'll subscribe to their astronomical monthly rate... until them, I don't feel bad helping you USE Loopnet for free1) Goto Loopnet.com and do your search (I prefer the ADVANCED SEARCH)2) Once you've got the results of your search, identify the property you want to "see" - (Loopnet lets you see a handful for free, then denies you and expects you to pay.)3) COPY PASTE the street address, city, state of the property.

This should take 10-20 mins to complete.1) Please setup the key work alerts – Keyword alert 2) Search and Subscribe to you local BP forum and any other forums that you are interested in based on the real estate strategy that you are looking for. - Forums3) Network with the fellow BP members from your area or area of interest. - Meet4) Download to review Brandon Tuner list of 'The Top 20 Real estate books Every Investor should read' and the list .These books a very good way to keep yourself educated on things that was already documented by the experts.

I subscribed to every REI podcast that I could find.  

So for years I've always subscribed to you only drive what you can afford, meaning don't F-ing lease.