I can't see targeting people who have completed a loan mod.  

In order to find (and successfully close on) a deal that is worth both your time and effort, and money, as an investor, you probably will need to generate enough leads: Talk to enough motivated sellers, estate attorneys/ bank REO reps in your target area, to see if there are motivated enough sellers for you to talk to. 

One of the best ways to get some SEO traction is by writing high quality blog posts around a certain keyword you'd like to target.

I actually think @Leigh C is largely on target, although he's a little flip and sarcastic with his comments. 

First off, hats off to Brandon and Josh for creating this amazing resource.I've always been interested in real estate but never committed to learning and setting my goals until this year.I'm currently located in the Boston area, and am looking into properties that are in towns an hour or two away as my target geography.My short term goal in the next year or so is to acquire a multifamily property in a region with low vacancy.

If you haven't yet- be sure to setup some "Keyword Alerts" to get into conversation in your target area.Seeya around!

Some of that will depend on how targeted your lead generating is, but that's still the numbers I use to set people's expectations.I don't know your budget, but if you want to talk to people, you can set up a website on Investor carrot for $30/mo and do an adwords campaign for about $1-2/click targeted right and you'll get calls and leads off of it. 

If that is the type of auction you are targeting you may need to rethink your strategy.  

After that you market the property to your target tenant.

Can someone rather newish to RE target their services by blogging?