We invited him to join us for church and he said "Thank you, but I have other people to visit this morning." 

I'm absolutely terrified of Newburgh - I went to visit, and I didn't step one foot out of my car. 

I'm new to the site so any and all information or direction is greatly appreciated.

Or is it just better to knock and face the disgruntled homeowner.5 - Does an investor just line up credit first and then go into the wild.6 - If the credit lined up via a bank/credit-union is for more than the price of the home, does it still require your own 20% down.7 - Duplexes/Triplexes/Quadplexes don't seem to be listed very often on many sites.

Can't agents and these sites co-exist peacefully?

Great that you joined the site!

I would at least look at the deals on those sites before you invest.I love syndication, if you are just jumping in I think it is a great way to invest.   

So far I believe I found only occupied property (not vacant land) on the county sites and it is confusing, it shows a person name and shows delinquent, but when you look at the tax history, it shows they owe $0 and everything is paid up. 

But check out Cozy.co - its a simple online payment/tenant portal site.

Regarding contingency offers - Out of state investors seems growing trend, and so do you see a way to offer incentive, or compensation to boots on ground to do viewing, video, and then confidently make offer w/o seeing it during due diligence yourself..