Welcome to the world of Real Estate Investing and the many opportunities available to you.You made the first step in connecting on the largest social network specifically for the Real Estate Investing industry.Take the time to explore all the resources available to you.Networking is how to succeed in this space and as such I wanted to give you an open invitation to feel free to reach out to me at any time.I am located in the Northern Nevada market and doing buy and hold, wholesale and fix and flips… Best of luck with your Real Estate Investing Career.

@Kaden Prete A bit of a confession; two years ago when this thread started I was in the middle of a research project for an Asian RE fund whose NA HQ was in Vancouver so I had recently looked quite closely at the market to contrast conditions there with the markets we were targeting, thus I had most of that data in hand already.

I recently ordered a list of 4000 absentee owners names and addresses from mellissa data and im hoping some one can shed some light on what step I need to take.

Hi Ryland, I'm exploring becoming an agent myself.

They will place a sled mounted data node antenna on the roof, we will supply electricity. 

You might explore working the owner and asking for the contact info of the people they are working with at the loan servicer.  

Listen to the pod casts and explore the tool bar for areas of interest.  

It's important data to prepare you for what's required to compete.    

The sales person told me I'd have access to all the sales and listing data, which was a lie. 

The data can be out of date though or high because landlords go on there to see if their rent is to high.