The best website I have found for sold information without being an agent is www.HouseSigma.comIt's similar to Zillow but not as robust, but the best I have found.

I think you will find that most counties in n. carolina have robust online sites with ownership info.  

Here is the thread: http://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/521/topics/144...The community here is quite robust, with many helpful and knowledgable people. 

We should have our own fully-functioning portal and robust marketing campaigns ready in the next 1-2 weeks.  

The suburbs have a lot to offer from very robust adult sporting community such as softball, soccer, baseball, flag football to many trails and other forms of outdoor activity.  

Anywho, I don't think anyone is trying to brag we are trying to have a robust conversation, which you too were participating in and Joe G. seems to have been dismissed from the ranks of BP.  

Building a robust and strategic, negative keyword list.

As one loan is paid off, the extra payment plus the payment from the paid off loan is paid to the next loan in line.I built an excel spreadsheet that allows me to determine the extra payment necessary to hit our 5 year retirement goal, but it is not as robust as I would like.

Also, resale, due to less desirable school districts and higher taxes, isn't always as robust as other areas.

@John Montgomery Congrats on getting close to negotiating your first deal...I would say the most important thing is to "know your objective"...There are a lot of great answers on this thread, but ultimately we are all making "shots in the dark" as to the best option for you because it's our perspective...This is still valuable, but can become very confusing because you don't know each person's perspective...MY Suggestion is to know your goal over the next 3-5 years...I will let you know a little about my perspective...I am a Rehabber and Have Been Buying and Rehabbing over the past 8 years here in Chicago...I've been in your shoes...I wanted to be the Big Shot and rehab deals straight out the gate(Little to No Money & No Experience but a few REI Boot Camps- basically No Experience)...To say I've had a lot of Failures during my 14 years of being involved in studying REI is an Understatement...If I was starting all over again, and my objective is to be able to build a robust REI Biz that can allow me to rehab 6-12 homes a year, wholesale 2-3 properties per month, and build a rental portfolio...I would first focus on getting good at one objective first...Generally most people start out wholesaling because it doesn't require the money or experience rehabbing or landlording requires...I would start with Wholesaling...go find 5-10 very good rehabbers and find out their Criteria for a Great Deal...Commit to building Value for them and ultimately a great relationship.With this you will already have buyers lined up, you know what areas to look for properties in, and you can research public record and see what they are paying for properties on the acquisition(and also ask them, but keep them honest by researching public record)...At this point become the best wholesaler to these rehabbers...you will learn a lot just in this process alone...How to evaluate Comps, Repair Values, Neighborhoods, etc...Which a great wholesaler will know how to do...It will make your deals easier to sell...Ultimately I would see which one of these Rehabber will be open to the idea of partnering/mentoring me on how to get into that arena...They may even allow you to follow the progress of their deals...Every deal has its surprises and over the course of 10-20 deals you will get a real life idea of what those surprises are, and even understand the "reason why" you calculate certain contingencies into deals and also what are the most costly mistakes or repairs to look for and avoid on deals...The value of this Experience will accelerate your learning curve...In my experience one mistake for a beginner can cost you a ton of money and even put you out of the rehab business.There is no way you can learn all the mistakes you must avoid by reading a book or taking a 3-day training program.