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In my side of the state it would be very common for a seller to cover that kind of commission for a buyer's agent. 

We have invested in these type of deals in Milwaukee and there are pros and cons to this asset class.All the best man!

New blood in the forum is always exciting.. what's your top strategy for finding hidden deals?

Sometimes it can be difficult to collect and some landlords will keep any unpaid utilities out of the security deposit, though CA is one of the trickier states to do this in.

Where to get the most recent and accurate data for things like:Unemployment dataPopulation growthJob diversity and top employers in the areaVacancy rates (eg huduser.org)Property taxes and jnsurance costsI saw bp pro and reventure and a bunch of other websites provide some of this data, but i wonder how accurate and recent it is.

- If you are putting an offer in on a property to get that property under contract, part of the contract is that you put up earnest money.

Most can do it for the cost of the initial service call, if not it usually would be a slightly more charge.  

They are free and they want to know when there are problems that affect the people of the state.