he survived with the bullet went through his neck and severed one of his vocal cords 

It's somewhat disconcerting for me to hear that from your neck of the woods, short sale negotiators who are also listing agents are not common.

They want to sell it and pocket the cash because something else is breathing down their neck?

We have found some homes in pre-foreclosure in our neck of the woods that are very nice (on the outside) and want to know what our next steps should be?

Jay is right in saying that most triple-deckers here in Worcester are in rough shape, but a handful look good to cash flow.The multifamily market is plummeting ten-fold compared to sfh around these neck of the woods.

I used to live in your neck of the woods! 

In July 2011 while out canvassing a neighborhood, I was jumped by 3 guys and I was beaten pretty badly, sustaining injuries to my head and spinal cord.

@Casey J Burkhead had posted in this thread too and he is near your neck of the woods in Beaver Falls.

Most county Assessors office will have aerials.. along with mapping companies.In our neck of the woods were the timber industry is huge we have GREAT aerials avalaible in many places but the counties all have them and many have the tax maps superimposed on the aerials so you can see lot lines.

Conversely, if you were in a community with a shrinking/failing economy (take a drive down Digby Neck to the islands), then your tenant pool is going to deteriorate over time and your economic vacancy and maintenance costs are going to increase.