I've googled and searched but can't find any of the posts - though I know I've read them.  

If not, I suggest you keep an eye on this thread (in-search-for-a-great-educational-book-for-rental-properties) and plenty to choose from this thread list of books.

I know people speak against it, but I use Zillow to search recently sold comps to help me determine an ARV on these homes and have been for the most part spot on, because I am conservative.I want to move into small multi-family, 2-8 unite.

This has been a tough search due to our financial situation with my student loan burden and relatively low resident salary.

Yes, that is true, but you can also search by the date the case was opened and further refine that search by individual city or town. 

How has the search been going? 

Can I ask what made you choose north Minneapolis to start your search or your main focus for investing?

Hi all,For those of you who have invested under the structure of an LLC, what type of loans do you typically search for?

Make sure you do a title search and make every attempt to get inside if at all possible. 

@William Huston I have personally been using google sheets/excel like you mentioned.