I was on the realtors mailing list as an investor so he gave me first crack at it before he listed it for the public to see.

Zillow, Realtytrac and some of the other websites pull from public record just like MLS.

Curious if there's any place you'd direct me to get started, like a good book to educate me to begin this process.I'm very conservative financially and I've watched so many people here in So Cal get caught up in speculation with the housing market, so I tend to go at a snail's pace with my money.

Its a good read and will essentially give you a crash course on one of the main staples of a wholesalers business which is finding buyers for properties you put under contract.In fact, the entire wholesaling forum would be of great educational value to you if you are a newbie.IMHO @ a very high level your wholesaling business should look like this...1) Market for wholesale properties.

I brought a single advanced class later, and found an affordable RE education website.

The "standard" forms are copyrighted material available free to Realtors and (from what I can tell-- I'm not in CA) for a small fee to members of the public in a non-brokerage capacity.

Here is what the IRS has to say about it: Direct from Publication 225 "Farmer's Tax Guide"Crop Insurance and Crop Disaster PaymentsYou must include in income any crop insurance proceeds you receive as the result of crop damage.

The opportunities for education and improvement are literally never-ending, with constant opportunity for challenge and triumph.

Once you understand it, you will be better educated to perform the strategy.How to make offers for your buy and hold - For quick calculations, if the rent value is $1000 monthly, you can afford to pay $50,000 (2%) for that rental (including acquisition and any needed upfront repairs to get it to renting condition initially).

The banks are still informed that they are going to potentially lose their interest in the property and they can pay off the lien to keep it, but the state/county/city needs to be able to collect the property taxes and this is the best way for them to do that.It is in the best interest of the public for tax liens to be superior to mortgage liens.