Unless you are buying a chain with a national advertising campaign (Like MCDonalds), or some kind of government issued license that is hard to get (Liquor License) Or even something like mineral rights.Other than those few things, you're buying a lot of hot air.

They meet several times a year in Dallas.Others industry groups meet nationally.

I called about 20 and, before I go on, I'd love to know if someone in the BP nation  has any experience with this.

@David ThompsonI'd love to switch gears a little and get your thoughts on some of the things that I've been trying to sort out.As someone with a high degree of financial sophistication I'd imagine you're a little concerned about the fed having 4 trillion on their balance sheet, raising interest rates into a potential recession, and the national debt doubling in the last 8 years?

@Dave Jimenez  your wasting your time .... your getting the cart way before the horse.If you have no funds yourself.. you need to find a money partner.. that's all you should be doing now.. selling yourself and the concept of buy low sell high.. what other skills might you have.. you need to really understand construction. and in Hawaii remodel cost are WAY more than other areas of the country.. so you need to get that handled.with the online bidding companies. you need to usually post some fee to bid. usually a few grand.. and you need a REAL POF ( proof of funds) .. and then all the other things you state@Sabrina Taylor  Sabrina want to be careful recommending sub too on homes that are in foreclosure.. while this may be a strategy in your state. on the west coast we have anti equity stripping laws and laws on who can even represent or talk to a homeowner in foreclosure.. so this being a national site.. want to keep that in mind..

Bozeman could keep building forever in the wide open spaces, which does mean that if the economy falters either nationally or especially locally, there could be a lot of Supply without enough demand... which could leave some boats on dry land!

Department of Housing and Urban Development struck up a partnership that provides HUD with USPS's national address data in a format that still preserves the privacy of every address-holder in the nation. 

Maybe check with First National for a mortgage.  

Most of the companies you see are national companies that are VERY competitive, so negotiating is easy. 

I think it would likely take quite a bit of work to scrape together a national data set.