I find google news to be a good tool too you can search for articles about the area and find out about new developments .

What I'm saying is, most of the things we used to pay for can now be accessed faster, for free.This recent post http://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/517/topics/98680-great-guest-post-on-justaskbenwhy-blog-by-doug-dowell has a link to an article that talks about coursera.org.

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I get too excited after reading the articles, listening to podcasts, and reading other success stories!

From what Ned said also read the wholesaling forum as well as the wholesaling articles and blogs we have here at BP.

I found this article on Jacksonville.com Hope it helps. http://jacksonville.com/business/2010-03-14/story/bandit_signs_clutter_jacksonville_area_illegally

I have found this site to be a wealth of knowledge and can't get enough of all the articles and blogs!

In reading several articles and BP posts users say anywhere from 25 to 200+ buyers before locating properties.

Oregon has many different economies in different cities so researching each one individually would be required.There is an article in Sunday's Oregonian about how some counties are voting down all the tax measures so there is a lack of services.

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