Press in, and stay with it, and you will prevail.

if you r looking specifically for tax lien properties there is no one website that lists properties that have liens against them. this is actually how i invest. you need to contact the tax collector for the town you want to research liens in. you need to get the most recent tax sale list or upcoming list if its i the future. if the sale has passed you need to have them give you the results of the sale. which properties did have liens placed against them. if its a future sale, i would plan on attending it. you can buy some liens yourself if you would like. however, at the very least go there to record which liens were placed. once i have my list, i check with tax collector to see if there are older liens on a property. e. g. if you have the tax sale list for 2012 i'll ask if there are any liens prior to 2012. you do this so that properties that are coming close to the foreclosure date, you can heavily market to. these owners will be more likely motivated b/c they are close to losing their property to foreclosure. back to websites, most tax collector offices will either mail/email you sale list. also a lot of times, they are posted on regional paper (ac press, ap press, etc). occassionally, you will get lucky and they'll post the tax sale list right on the townships website. hope this helps. sorry for length.as far as foreclosed properties, you can just google foreclosure lists, and im sure you will find some. most of the ones i have seen require a monthly fee. you could also use a realtor, zillow, trulia, or other listing sites usually post foreclosures.

For example, on Zillow, it shows this property was listed by bank on 12/21/2012 - but there is no price.http://www.zillow.com/homedetails/723-W-Las-Olas-Blvd-Fort-Lauderdale-FL-33312/43203838_zpid/However, if you press the "View Complete Details" button, it takes you to Wells Fargo where it listed an agent, but the status is "Coming Soon" and price TBD.http://reo.wellsfargo.com/WBREODetails.aspx?

On the capital side, it's talking with investors, the press, giving presentations, etc.Finally, about a third is responding to emails and phone calls, which really boils down to the above two-thirds, I'm just not sure how it's really divided among those categories because I don't track it that closely, and it's different every day.I typically leave the office by 6:00 PM, then go home and check in with BP and some emails on the trusty iPad, and even some occasional work projects.

I only get one chance at a "first" deal, and I know the first one is the most important as it could make or break a first time investor.Between working full time, and attending school full time, my time is a little pressed to do my due diligence for each property I'm interested in.I'm also looking into trying to intern or get a part time entry level job with a real estate office or property management company as a way to further pursue my education.

I follow the legal aspects of this to the letter (via Nolo press: CA Landlord's Law Book; But it's still not as thorough as I need.)

I highly recommend the self help legal books from Nolo Press.

I believe that you would be hard pressed to find a judge to enforce specific performance.

For all we know, he did it to garner press when book sales were down (the whole "any press is good press" thought).And as to whether or not he's a good teacher, or whether his ideas or good or not, opinions on that are fine.

Sorry for the long introductory e-mail, but I have a pressing concern.I'm located in the Bronx in New York.