Our forums contain multiple posts from BP investors who are among the most respected and experienced on this site regarding the process of Adverse Possession. 

So I require skin in the game (average is 5% to 15%) to offset this.

It depends on your end game on how you should go about this.

Additionally, many of the properties auctioned on sites such as Auction.com and others are conveying via Quitclaim

@Chukwudi MotanyaYou can start by looking for the state MLS site and then checking for statistics and eventually find the county you're looking for.

Most will require you to have skin in the game.  

I don't know much about it but I have read the ultimate beginners guide on this site and hope to learn more from the experienced people on this site.  

As far as Zillow, just like Realtor.com and others, those are marketing sites that are reselling your info. 

I am still getting used to how much of a numbers game this is, failing 30 time to find one in a hot market.

Or you can learn by reading, listening, watching, and still find that you would be 10x farther along if you had just started by  connecting with the right person from the beginning.Find out what kind of area you are interested in investing in, put the funds together and say here's my skin in the game, then connect on Connected Investors, BP, local facebook pages, local reia meetups, and elsewhere.