There's no need to go looking for something complicated. 

-Ana  Foreclosures in New York on average take years. since its a judicial state the courts will notice the foreclosure sale dates in the jurisdiction. so you can also check with courts/local sheriffs office

Really, so the most complicated, intricate is the "best place" for those who know the LEAST...... 

not mortgage notes but tax liens those suckers are complicated .

In a contract for deed, often done with seller finance deals, the answer is a little complicated.

You can do self directed IRAs and 401ks, but it complicates things a lot and you loose depreciation.   

You don't have to do a judicial foreclosure or send in an application they just send it to you. 3.

Lending is a highly regulated, complicated endeavor, and it's important to know all the requirements for licensing, etc.

Plus is complicates a lot of issues, more documents needed for title, etc.Now they can do all those things, but most people are too cheap to do it correctly, and all these people telling you to do it yourself, probably don't know how to run the LLCs correctly to stay out of trouble.It's not all that complicated, but it does take some work and a good attorney will guide you thru all this. 

It is a little more complicated than recommending zip codes to invest in since Detroit is a very block by block marketplace.