For a good hometown bank I recommend talking to Anna at Western Bank here in town.

That's harder and more time consuming.I have not taken her class, but I've listened to some of her podcasts and read some of her stuff and while perhaps a little expensive looks like excellent info for Florida... https://www.facebook.com/QueenOfTaxDeeds/ I'm sure there are others who charge more and know less.I would probably not invest education money in any of the nationwide type gurus that come through town teaching tax lien investing. 

Here's a couple things: Next time, a good way to get rent comps is to pretend you are an appraiser doing an appraisal for a park in a nearby town/city.

Hi Bigger pockets crew I'm from the Bay Area and considering to buy a condo or town house in the east bay with my fiancée.

We have a property management company in town and could help you through some different recourse steps:- Make sure to look through the management contract you signed to see what recourse actions have been put in there for this specific situation- Make sure to look at any invoices that were input into your owner statements/portal and see if these checks were made out to actual contractors or were made for legitimate expenses.

To get into a little more detail on what I'm looking for: B- area or betterWithin 45 minutes of MSP airportAreas with a small town/ neighborhood feel are a big plusTown centers that could be in walking distance are a bigger plusAreas with above average school districts are another plus3-4 unit multi family property (small yard and garage are requirements)Potential for value add - completely OK with doing a live-in remodelWith that in mind, can anyone suggest a few areas worth exploring this weekend?

Go visit your top one or two picks, look them in the eye, tour the town and see some props first-hand.

You can use the proceeds to buy a rental town home for investment.Solid plan!

If I ever get the opportunity to buy homes cheap in a refinery town, I'll do that too.

I would also like to meet with Property managers while in town.