Or is it a financial manner in the sense that you can't find any good deals at home.

There is a lot of good information here on BP in the forums.The basic concept is that you can diversify your tax-sheltered retirement savings from stocks, funds, CD's and other conventional financial products and include investment options such as real estate, notes. etc.  

AreaAs such I use the county's records on line. http://www.calhouncountymi.gov/government/district...This only shows actions from this county, but I stick to renting to locals 

This type of foreclosure does not involve court action but requires notice commonly called a sale under the power of sale.

The key is to be consistent in your actions.

it sounds like you would have to bring a action to quiet title which settle any claims to the property Contact an attorney 

If I was you I would start at a financial institution to see how much you can get approved for. 

You could tie it up with a standard contract amended to include "outs" for you on interest rate changes and property appraising at a certain level and changes in your personal financial situation.

I will say I could see major perks in not having to deal with or hear about tenant drama, or waiting to hear if a recent hurricane tore up any of your houses (like I am right now), but there are big financial benefits to it if you're willing to deal with all that.

Unfortunately POL pre-funds all of their loans and then gets paid back every penny from selling those loans back to us investors this they have NO financial incentive to get us back out money because they have already been laid back from us investors!