I think the lack of vehicular access means there’s a whole chunk of the market that is taken out, which would be the wealthier vacation home types that don’t want to deal with getting on and off the island.

I'd be willing to move a lot more money over if we were going to be using their lending services.We have been using Fortera but their online system is TERRIBLE, especially for trying to transfer money to and from our Ally accounts. 

You can find them at stationary stores or online.

Unless you have the ability to access the property pre-foreclosure, you are effectively buying sight unseen at the auction.  

I called the courthouse and they had no clue what I was talking about. can I get this info online in Jackson county

@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.

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!!!