We found this home through a combination of online tools and personal exploration in the area.

It all starts with a website and online presence.Let me know if you need step-by-step directions how to do this right.

The other half of the accounting records is coming from online purchases, utility payments, etc etc where they are sending you an email. 

I’d have a better picture by sitting down with someone at a bank, but I did a calculation online and the new loan on cashing out $130k would still be covered by the current rental payment.

I don't get into pissing matches online. 

To find a home inspector, you can look online via homeadvisor or thumbtack. 

If that's the case and you aren't viewing more properties in person than you are making spreadsheets on, you are destined for analysis paralysis.Spreadsheets can only tell you estimations based on numbers given to you online or by a real estate agent whose job is to sell the property.

The difference is night and day between using someone you find online or in a search vs a personal referral. 

Offered $20k over asking within a week of it coming online.

In September, I found a property I was interested in acquiring online.