It may simply be that with the advances in technology, education, access to information on a global scale has made it possible for more folks to find a path to becoming millionaires and even billionaires.

You do lose the ability to access the money.

Most automatically upload them to all the national public access sites.

I am a Realtor in the central valley of California and looking to expand into some hard money loans.

If the employer moved to another side of town, the city numbers remain the same.Some neighborhoods expand while others grow older and decline.

This is for my duplex that is owner occupied on one side, so I still have the ability to be selective about who I rent to, as I would prefer if the renters had older children since I have a German Shepherd who has access to the entire yard.

JeffCongrats on the future acqusition.Consider Zillow and Trulia-end users have access look at new listings that don't have an MLS #Expired listings-call see if they want to sell for cash quickly.FSBO-check for motivated sellers.Go to local landlord Association Meetings, look for motivated sellers.Look for opportunities for Niche or Specialized Housing.

I'm Steve, currently self-employed, but looking to expand into real estate for some stability.

Direct access to the MLS is a plus.

If you need over 15 columns/fields of data you probably don't want to access a spreadsheet on your phone/tablet when you are away from a computer.