Fannie/Freddie are way ahead of you and don't feel that folks taking it as far as the lawyer advocates are a good credit risk. 

Also I like to visit my county auditors website to look up specific properties and gather information about them.

This inspection went well and besides a few things, that I asked for on my inspection objection, mostly everything seemed to be OK.I went ahead and closed without the seller having completed all of the inspection objection items (my second mistake).

Depending upon your state, you serve a Notice of Non-Renewal 60 days ahead of the lease date.

This method eliminates the competition at the tax sale, be pro-active.Tax sale certificate purchasing is a passive method of investing, for me, I'm impatient, I don't want to wait the prescribed period of time to get paid interest on my investment (too old to wait for that).I would rather deal directly with the property owner to attempt to solve the problem they are having; no money for the taxes.There are times when if you are pro-active, visiting tax sale properties, searching for the owners, that you may find a really great deal.

What info do I need ahead of time before I really start looking into yellowletters?

I actually host a monthly meetup with a few other local members where we visit an active investment deal in the area.  

I would go and definitely visit every property management company and offer your services.

, reach out to him to let him know it has not arrived just to give him a heads up if it was delayed or lost in the mail.  

@Brit Foshee  thanks and also visit our web for automated seller leads .