I also like to look at the reports published by the large commercial brokerages. 

There are various free web sites that tell you all about the area.

@Ryan Detig So you have the applicants fill out a paper application that you review and then if you like the way it looks you send them a request from the web service? 

If it's PA i can tell you if you sell anything or physically do anything there then you would have to register as a foreign co. but there is a line that says if you only invest and it's passive income, then you do not have to register your co. but everyone will tell you should. best to check a states web site or attorney in the state.

@Gururaj Iyer there's no published official data that I would go off of, but checking out airdna.co is a good start to give you a general idea

Then keep following the forums, searching for topics that interest you, listening to podcasts, and checking out some of the books that BP has published.

The trustees don’t usually publish addresses, but legal descriptions instead.

I have to admit that it's cheap: 3.5%, but you get what you pay for.I'd be happy to consider alternatives, preferably web/app based since I live 400 miles away and ideally I'd like to do everything over web/app/email.

To address this issue, HOAleader.com recently publishes a series of articles regarding combatting condominium short term rentals.

Account ClosedI use this free webpage for published probate filings in San Francisco and Sacramento counties:https://adtech.dailyjournal.com/legalAds/To start go to "search" on top of the blue bar.