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.

Somewhere around 2012, I was approached by a large publishing company that worked with one of our clients, an economist/author, to do a course on non-performing loan buying.

Also, First Tuesday Publishing sells a book on purchasing properties in default that's a bargain at under $50.If you try and do it all, you will quickly burn out and do nothing well.

My recommendation would be to start reading as much as you can here on BP, and try to get a little bit of general background on the house flipping process before you try to dig in to specifics like finding out if it's in a flood zone.BP publishes two great books on the topic (disclosure: I'm the author):http://www.biggerpockets.com/flippingbookYou would likely find those very helpful if you're just getting started flipping...

Here, not only should the tenant get a copy of every signed document (lease, addendums, rules, Lead Based Paint (LBP) disclosure from the LL, and check-in/check-out forms) if the property was built before 1979, they should have received a HUD published pamplet about protecting your family from LBP hazards.

you want to sound professional on the phone.i have one that i will be publishing in the future that works for me.

This software is so affordable and has features like: automatic payments from your tenants bank account, tenant screening, publishing vacancies to sites such as realtor, zillow, Craigslist, etc., and keeps individual spreadsheets for each of your properties.

I agree that there is a lot on YouTube and here are many people that are publishing their favorite books.  

For those who want to know, UCLA Anderson School of Management publishes real estate forecasting reports every year. 

Me, I mail and or email as soon as Notice of Petition is filed and published (adjudicated paper) in the local county were the court action is taking place.