@Cory Bagby welcome to BP and more specifically the Milwaukee market.  

Being specifically located in CA could help marginally, but you may also pay a much higher fee due to the higher cost of living (depending on which part of CA of course).

If so then go to your county website and look up the property tax records.

Then visit the lender website and see if the have an REO section or try to find a person's name.

This can be found on the county auditors website in many cases and will help you verify if the changes you see are in line with broader urban planning strategies.Engage with the Community: Sometimes, the best insights come from local residents.

Hello, I am wondering if any real estate attorneys can please shed light on whether my current job status would qualify me as a "real estate professional".Specifically, my full-time job in which I work more than 750 hours a year is as a mechanical engineer for a engineering consulting company.

I am underwriting a Quadplex in Miami specifically. 

You're likely to get only what the developers want you to know by searching Seabrook specifically.

Professional investors do this by sending thousands of mailers to distressed property owners, or building local "We Buy Houses for Cash" websites that rank well locally in search results. 

I found this website www.searchbug.comand I will give them a try with a small list and see what they are about.