@Forrest Shealy In terms of choosing the best submarket and tools to use, there''s a number of indicators to look at.

You can use duckduckgo.com to search for one.

Those are going to be the areas that I would start my searches in.

Read some real estate books, listen to the podcast's, and search the forums for what others have done.

As far as back taxes and liens against the property, if you are working with a reputable title company, they can perform a search of the property and confirm if there are outstanding taxes/liens against the property.  

Greetings, I'm Sean Vitale and I found my way to BP through Mister Money Moustache on a search for financial freedom. 6 months ago I had no financial plans and I almost bought a single family home with no understanding of what that meant for my life or how it factored into the big picture. 

Tile search yet?

Hi BP,As I move forward with my real estate career and look to take it to the next level I have been in search of a mastermind group or group of like minded individuals to help push and motivate each other.

All to often many companies struggle with how to “implement” and train staff and don’t have the resources or tools to manage the amount of properties in their portfolio and maintain the level of service needed/expected. 

I have been learning and searching for almost a year now and finally found what I believe to be a good deal.