Is there a way to find this information without paying for a title search?

The county where the land is located uses the Geographic Information System GoMaps 4.0 and allows public access to parcel data in ESRI shapefile format.  

Currently I am looking to gain more information/knowledge, network with other individuals, and would love to get involved in real estate.

Chris Mason thanks a lot for your information.

There is a tremendous amount of information available to you here. 

I read another post from a BP member from 2 years ago and he described the whole Harris county auction process and he said the same thing that it was really a mad house, everyone crammed in real tight, auctioneers not speaking loud enough and maybe didnt know what they were doing, people (maybe newbies) bidding up the price to or above retail....just madness.But it is something I'd like to see and more important meet some of the investors, people who are actually buying properties and doing it.I might hook up with the group you were talking about, my only concern is them taking away time from seeing the action and meeting the players, but it might be wise for a first timer to go with someone who can show me the ropes once inside .Bad thing for them is, thanks to BP there really isnt any way i could see myself coughing up any money for information that i can get here for free.

That said, I felt that the organization of the information could be better that in and of itself did not prevent me from being able to understand the information.

You also must consider your understanding of the intricacies of managing a property yourself and whether you have the skills to manage a manager.Do you know anything about property maintenance, are you at all experienced or handy with tools. do you understand the functions of the different buildings trades, do you know the costs associated with the trades.If you have not been hands on involved in managing your own property it is extremely difficult to manage a property manager.

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http://nationwideeviction.com/our_fees.aspxThank you for the information.