Search IREM.org for one.Check out the Start Here page http://www.biggerpockets.com/starthereCheck out BiggerPockets Ultimate Beginner's Guide - A fantastic free book that walks through many of the key topics of real estate investing.Check out the free BiggerPockets Podcast - A weekly podcast with interviews and a ton of great advice.

You have the right approach offering something of value will trigger a sense of obligation.Check out the Start Here page http://www.biggerpockets.com/starthereCheck out BiggerPockets Ultimate Beginner's Guide - A fantastic free book that walks through many of the key topics of real estate investing.Check out the free BiggerPockets Podcast - A weekly podcast with interviews and a ton of great advice.

The BiggerPockets Ultimate Beginner’s Guide to Real Estate Investing is a good place to start along with the podcasts.

Do a search on here as well as a general google search and you'll have your answer pretty much......1) Domiciliary letters so you know who is the Personal Representative2) inventory list so you can determine if they own a home3) Address and phone number of the Personal Representative4) Proof of Heirship, if there is a surviving spouse, odds are they are not going to sell the house so move on.should be enough to get your search started before going to the courthouse.You need to approach the people at the courthouse in the right way or they will make it very difficult for you to access the records.

Also, start reaching out to folks (check out BiggerPockets.com/meet for local people) and if you haven't, don't miss Ultimate Beginner's Guide to Real Estate Investing and the BiggerPockets Podcast, especially the episode with @Ben Leybovich , which I think you'll find especially motivating.

But when you're doing buy and hold for so long, and talking about upgrades, what is the present value of some gains 20 years out, even if those upgrades were to survive until that time AND still be desirable and worth paying for?..

If you haven't yet, be sure to check out the The Ultimate Beginner's Guide to Real Estate Investing and The BiggerPockets Podcast.

@Julie McElroyWelcome.Check out the Start Here page http://www.biggerpockets.com/starthereCheck out BiggerPockets Ultimate Beginner's Guide - A fantastic free book that walks through many of the key topics of real estate investing.Check out the free BiggerPockets Podcast - A weekly podcast with interviews and a ton of great advice.

It's a great time to be investing in real estate.Be sure to check out the Ultimate Beginners Guide as well as my 10 Rules of Successful Real Estate Investing.

Ultimately my goal down the years is get into commercial.