I put my time and effort into a very active website and social media with free reports and articles and posts linking back to my website so I come up when people in my area search the internet on selling their house.I spoke to a competitor of mine here and he sends something like 8000 letter and has a bunch of bill boards.  

Or did you do your due diligence via the Internet?

All advice is welcomed:A "motivated" seller calls me based on an Internet ad.

The power of the internet can be a curse, if a person were in a room with others, they may not get any attention, on the internet they can be heard and recognized without any accountability, unless they are held accountable in a forum.

You can access it under the "Learn" tab at the top of the page of you can start with this link http://www.biggerpockets.com/real-estate-investingAs far as finding owners of properties in your neighborhood, you can try an internet search for your local property assessment office.  

Also some before and after pics from the internet and estimating rehab costs with some known contractors helped bringing the case home - big time.Fast forward to today, we own 5 properties - two closed in the past two months.

Also, getting with technology has been the next step for me to grow as most of the deals I have actually gotten under contract came from the internet.

@William Yu  -- There are a lot of articles on the internet that discuss the "housing market", but keep in mind these are usually general in nature and often misleading. 

Although the "fantastic" internet restrictions here keep me from viewing the podcasts i will jump on the additonal resources.

There are many great sources on the internet for information, just google or search a few forums for endless insight.