You'd have to be an credit bureau subscriber, which is said to be expensive, and meet all kinds of rules.

Almost certainly, people have figurued this out and perhaps you can meet some of them.I subscribed to one of the realtytrac type services for a while.

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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 NOLA 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.

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I subscribed to a bunch of wholesalers with the goal being to find some good off market deals but to my surprise half of them are just expired MLS listings that never sold while on market often at an even higher price and the other half aren't even good deals when you run the direct area for comps through the MLS. 

Sounds like your equity position can be calculated by the subscribers in the pool.

However, the mortgage servicer may subscribe to a service which scans title transfers and when they find a “match” to one they’re paid to monitor alert the note holder.  

I haven't purchased anything from Sean but I do subscribe to his podcasts.

I recommend subscribing to the sub forums of the markets you have interest.