Then go to search court records, then click case search, then choose to search by case type, click civil case, click mortgage foreclosure, select a date range and it will give me a list of all foreclosures filed within the time period.  

As for who I ultimately select, it is not a coincidence that none of my Section 8 tenants have pit bulls or dangerous breed pets or animals, no "w%3d" smokers or "mar7jwtna" users either.

Perhaps that is a common thing, or that's just me, but after locking down 2 homerun deals I'm now looking at 4 and 5 extremely selectively.

Cash investor, decent amount of time, most of my day spent looking at homes already, no income other than rentals, accurate rehab estimation.I think this works for us both, but the reasoning for me:Only 1 stream of incomeI already look at houses all-dayMore reps at houses doesn't hurtCan still manage my rehabs and tenants while doing thisAlready have sales experienceI enjoy itHand selecting propertiesLiterally no lead gen of my ownThe big question is compensation!

Many decide not to deal with new investors at all, and others become much more selective with whom they choose to work with.

If you go this route, be selective with the duplex or triplex you go with.

They will also be able to help you with their inhouse selection criteria like your DTI, Debt to Income ratio.

@Jim K LOL well the name was selected over 30 years ago and can leave the wrong impression unfortunately.

@Kayla Marek  In my opinion, tenant selection decisions such as this become much easier if you have established minimum rental criteria for your applicants set up in advance. 

He selected one and purchased it.