@Maria Villamar Philadelphia's Civil Court Systems are available online.

I also read posts by others online who said that this is very common in large cities like Austin/Houston and college towns and that they advise to just keep renting the room and not cause any disturbance and that it will be fine as long as the landlord gets paid the rent monthly.

New to the real estate investing game.  

It really feels like I'm part of a community than just another contributor on anonymous online forum . . .But I've been crunching a few numbers and feel there may be better opportunities in western MA, specifically in Hampden County including places such as Holyoke and possibly Springfield.

The market in my area is hot and it seems the deals that I find online are the left overs.

Hello,please, dont go flipping anything from hard money at this time. try door knocking, calling on craigslist, zillow etc to find wholesale dealssave up money then partner with an experienced flipper/rehabber on your first flip.until then, join local groups, meet 5 ppl a day in RE, build a network, provide value to them by supplying leads to them..via wholesale or even referral understand online marketing as well...thats the future, under how technology can be l leveraged in RE.so, you need to MARKET, NETWORK, & AUTOMATEfor now, start with marketing. kill it!!!

@Patrick O.Do you need local or will online work?

Working harder, not smarter is a losing battle and it's a game I played since graduating college.

Want to start flipping to get in the game. 

That said, in both an online and local shopping environment, you can find solid pricing.