Suffice to say I've been involved with enough residential and commercial development to learn how NOT to shoot myself in the foot.

I am involved in one in Georgia and I know someone doing one in NY. 

Your best bet is likely a local bank.

Hey Everyone,I'm looking to get involved in possibly purchasing an auctioned property.

In my 15 years in real estate, I've been involved with lending and also borrowing for my deals...biggest take aways that would apply to your scenario:1.

James Lindall I think your best bet might be a Line if Credit .

Active investing involves a lot of turnover in your assets, buying and selling many times a year.

I bet Waterbury would have been your second guess!

No hard money involved.

Echoing what @Andrew Beauchemin said, you can find out owners of buildings by looking at property tax records on your county's appraisal site. if the owner is a LLC (which is usually the case for larger multifamily), go to your state's secretary of state website and look up the business in the business records search. i'm not familiar with pennsylvania, but that's how every state I've looked at before operates. there is usually an agent of record who oftentimes is the owner, however, for a larger, more sophisticated owner, it could easily be a lawyer or someone else.if that fails, a broker is your best bet. they'll have the relationships with owners and other brokers you need. as others have said, it's hard to go off-market without a track record, but maybe by showing your current portfolio and explaining your desires, you may win someone over :)