I would like to be able to gain this info on my own so I can examine more auction deals outside of just San Diego as well.  

I think I may go with the bird-dog just until I gain a little more experience.

. - Perhaps you're right, but I would bet that pushing the heating costs on the tenants will result in a rent decrease that is less than the fuel savings; so you will get a net-positive gain. 

Check out this home in westport ct. 7tupelo.com house was sitting for months and gained a lot of interest after the professional video and site was put up.

You can gain and lose a lot of efficiency here.5) What is the brokerage's culture?

I cannot expect those gains in the next five years, It will be a very rigid and low annual increases.

I gained interest in Real estate attending Morgan State University in Baltimore, Maryland.

So, you stand to gain 140k - 75k - 14.4k = 50.6k.

I am gaining lot of knowledge from reading the forums.

i am excited about the opportunities to gain some knowledge from everyone's experience.