I could have not published the blog post, or picked a different lien to prove my point, but I figured, it may be a good lesson to show that maybe you can get lucky - and also teach myself a lesson too. 

But nothing is 100% as good as the MLS, but you can still do deals with 90%, or 80%... or less of the MLS.I have been licensed in Texas and Oklahoma and finally let them lapse, I got first license in Texas, a non-disclosure state, where if you don't have the MLS, you don't have anything... to Oklahoma, where I live now, where they have a transfer tax so sales prices are public knowledge and 3rd parties love to sell it, and the counties publish it for free!

In fact, in California, after the NOD is filed, the sale can be held in as little as 111 days (90 days plus sale publish for 21 days).

Notice of default (foreclosure).. constantly stay in their ear , from start to finish.6. discharged/dismissed bankruptcy cases (get from pacer)7.Tax lien sale- published in legal news papers when auctions come up8.

They are published in legal publications - Johnson County in the Star, but it's usually too late really to do anything - but it's still tedious.  

Most professional landlords have published standards for income, credit score, etc.

LinkedinFor those who have started using twitter, I have just published and article http://www.wpreality.com/twittering-your-property-away.html

Once the lender/trustee decide to go forward with the sale they just have to file the notice of sale and correctly publish and the sale is held 3 weeks later (technically). 3 weeks is short when you are dealing with lenders.

As far as where to invest, there are so many lists that are published by analysis firms.

The book was published in 1997 and is basically just a detailed look at the many possible ways to invest in real estate which includes various stories from investors.One investor in this book sold his home for $100,000.