Thus this squeeze makes a lot of sense for where we sit right now.You should definitely leverage public records to identify every multi-family opportunity in your market and try reaching out directly vs. just waiting for listings.

In CA, real estate transactions are a matter of public record.

The takeaway is that you can find deals via those public sites but you'll likely need to see something that others don't or structure it in a creative way that others won't do or don't know how to do. 

If the cause was due to a debtor using bad judgment, simply not paying or nor managing their money, they will be looking at a longer time frame to reestablish credit.One of the risks assumed by a lender is the risk of a borrower taking bankruptcy, delaying payments, a bankruptcy that has been discharged actually reduces this risk as debtors are barred from seeking debt relief for 7 years I believe it is.

Subscribe to all business publication, The Daily Record and The Business Journal. 

I noticed recently that there are several different papers that print a Public Notice section with Notice to Creditors.

Your minimum profit can be greatly reduced if you discover other issues with the house.  

I have also heard it can reduce home owners insurance by 10-20% if thats true i could pay for itself and just increase ever so slightly the cash flow.

Some really good deals can be found at public auctions.

You can post there and it won't show up in the search engines and this would be a good place to post if you want it to be hidden from public view.