Would love to hear of any other great tools out there.www.rentometer.com - compare rent for a specific address to the surrounding areawww.rentlingo.com/where-should-i-live - heat map for desirability of specific areaswww.areavibes.com - provides info about desirability of areas. 

I knew that was a possibility, I just wasn't sure that I wanted to deal with any zoning complexities and large rehab projects right off the bat.  

Then look in the county assessors website to find the owners. it should give their name and mailing address.

Even if you don't think they will work out as investments, just start looking at them regardless and you'll learn more than what you can just reading online or in books.I sent you a PM addressing some of the things you brought up about DealCheck.

Sounds like he is doing awesome and is doing rehab/flips about 1 a month.

I've done 9 deals so far this yaer. 3 wholesales, 2 same day buy and sells, 1 buy and sell on a short term contract, and I'm currently rehabbing 3 houses.

I have purchased, rehabbed and sold over 30 properties and have 7 buy and hold rentals right now.My goal is to purchase my first commercial real estate apartment building of 5-20 units .

Closed on 7/28, rehabbed for 3 weeks and had it rented with tenants in by 8/1.

There are monthly meetings that discuss pretty much anything related to real estate - Landlording, rehabbing/flipping, mortgages/lending, etc.

Have the potential buyer sign a non circumvent for each address/property you put in front of them.