I am wondering if Bigger Pockets would have a presence there or any real estate investors are going. 

Madison, WI is one of those, and I am not sure exactly why, unless the presence of commune living and student housing is a major factor - lol.

The drywall inside on the other side of the fire, was undamaged.I also ordered the fire report, from the fire department, that indicated a cigarette, as the likely cause, and noted it's presence, in the area of the fire.So now I have evidence, my tenant is lieing to me.

Most of my investing partners are active military and you'll find there is a big military presence here on BiggerPockets.

That helps.I am also assuming that many of these regional/small banks/credit-unions may not have extensive online presence so i have to pick up the phone and do it the old fashioned way (but not 'too' old fashioned way of going there in person...as that would be very hard for me to accomplish for every potential opportunity i find).Originally posted by @Michael Le:You'll likely have better luck with a local-to-property bank as they better understand the local area and market.

:For your convenience, and in an attempt to expedite the reconveyance of the Loan after full payoff in accordancewith the Payoff Demand, we have included a "Substitution of Trustee and Reconveyance" form.IMPORTANT: The "Substitution of Trustee and Reconveyance" form must be executed in the presence of, andnotarized by, a Notary Public.

Would love to have a great presence and really get things going here in this area.As always, let me know if you have any questions.

It maintains our presence and involvement with the properties and allows us to “inspect” them without officially inspecting the property. 

I use Landlordstation.com to screen, check social media/online presence, call employers/last landlords, and this info I kept from another post on BP a while back.

3 - any advice on how to compose the offer, do we use $1 for earnest money or make that like $5k to make the offer look better?