Previously (late 2015 or early 2016) AAMD published a vacancy rate of something like 12% for luxury units in the urban core.

Not as big a deal now, but when housing was getting pummeled stable collateral with stable rents was a huge asset.If you can look up their 10-K on sec.gov (SEC->Filings->Company Filings Search), many times they will publish their underwriting criteria.

Here is the link for FBC,http://ccweb.co.fort-bend.tx.us/Generic/SearchResults.aspxThey usually only publish the notices 15 days in advance and don't have lot of lead time.

I don't know what your strategy is, but you can get started by listening to the podcasts here and there are tons of books published by BP that have been helpful for many people, myself included.

Sometimes local government housing agencies or apartment associations publish some numbers.

for your participation you will get your information prominently featured in the book and you will also receive a free copy of the book when it is published next year.

@Alex Janisse I really like the BP published books.

You can publish in FB, Craigslist and so on and find a tenant, but writing lease to cover yourself and all other things when it comes to making decision, you need a person with you who can guide you on your first deal :-) I didn't mean to scare you but that's the reality. 

Denver County publishes the probate cases every week and you can subscribe.

Although there is no published IRS statistics on this matter, our own data supports this.