I was trying to dig deeper into some legitimate economic news sources regarding real estate which I thought would help me broaden my understanding of the RE economy.

I ran into this myself where I had two legitimate water related claims within a 12 month period and my insurance carrier did pay for the claims I filed but they also ended up not renewing my policy when it ended leaving me scrambling to find alternative coverage.

Am I going to legitimately have to work part time and sell real estate? 

I know when someone calls from overseas, a red flag goes up for me since there are so many scams that occur over the phone from overseas.Perhaps the real estate agents you called didn't have experience enough to realize it was a legitimate business opportunity and an opportunity for further investments.Keep trying, it may be well worth your time.Andrea 

My advice is to be a very good landlord by quickly responding to their legitimate requests.

I usually do most of my own work and my electrician and plumber wrap up the rest for me so I can't give you a legitimate cost of hiring the entire job out and it will vary from home to home, some are more difficult to split then others. 

Sacramento has become a legitimate transplant location due to pricing.

Is the inspection report just on certain items, or is it a legitimate, thorough inspection?

If you are truly interested and a direct buyer then you already know about this legitimate site.http://www.fdic.gov/buying/loan/loansales/index.html

Any legitimate contractor will have no issue with supplying these types of documents to you to build that trust.Finally, and Robert hit on this already.