You can go to the local court house and hang out in eviction court and hand out card to tired landlords, devorce court..  

If you aren't trying to live off the proceeds then it would hurt your feelings but not your finances...

I am looking into selling a single property and using the proceeds in a 1031 exchange to purchase 2+ properties.  

tenant was served multiple notices (3-day, 10-day and 20 day....too much detail to bother with here), eviction papers are filed with court and we were waiting for tenant to be served.  

You can also look at your local court records to find evictions.

Both daughters held title until 2005 and transfered property into the mothers name so she could get a reverse mortgage.The mothers will, which was recognized by the court, gives the property back to the 2 daughters after her death.The problem:The husband, the person still living in the property, is claiming ownership and refusing to let the daughters into the property to collect their mothers person effects.

I got $400k the day after I put up a FSBO sign (looking back, I likely could have gotten more, but happy with my proceeds and no realtor fees).

The agent will also do a net sheet and show you what your proceeds will look like.  

In addition to that, lienholders that are not properly noticed in the foreclosure proceedings still hold their lien position.

The reality of the 1031 is if you hit with a lower offer the seller might not get enough proceeds to 1031 and might just keep the property.