They are not cheap by any means (expect double digit interest rates) but they are available. 

Something of this magnitude would normally have a newspaper article, or a publicly accessible court docket.

Next PA has very strict requirements for interest rates which you cannot be in double digits.

Our newspaper noted they had invested over $1b in the area, but I think that covered 2 mega sites.

Setup all business tools like a CRM, MLS access or RE software suites a webpage digital business cards a Facebook business account. 

I'm considering investing in a long term rental or rental property for digital nomads either in Porto or Lisbon and would like to learn more from someone who is already invested in the market.

If I google his name just right, with the city he was from, there's the newspaper articles too.

There is a way for this to be done.But, this is not the legal posting newspaper.

My figures are below.TaxDeed Winning Bid: $489.00 (My Bid May 2013)Property Clean-up: $450.00 (mowing, trash removal)Taxes & Insurance: $80.00 (2013 & 2014)Sale Advertising: $130.00 (Signage, Newspaper Ads, etc)Filings & Legal Fees: $245.00 (Deed, Lien Releases, Sales Agreement Docs)Total Costs: $1395 (approx)Sold for: $3250.00 (August 2014)That is better than the 25% I would have received if the property was redeemed during the redemption period.

Many of these were lost in tax sales, and the ones that they got re-performing underwrote loan mods at low single digit interest rates during ZIRP and could not resell them at a profit once interest rates were hiked.