I'm betting over for my areas I work in and have already seen this happening.

I agree with James and think that your best bet is to take a few months to plan and find the best way for you to invest.

I only manage a small amount of properties but I've been experimenting with online payments for some of my tenants to streamline the monthly payment process.

But most of the time I only buy the once where the money is used for interbank lending rather than betting on movements of a certain underlying (FX, or stocks or index)Bear in mind I am based in China!

Your not looking for these tenants to be a tenant/buyer, your looking for them to produce cash flow and your betting that the property value will increase during your option contract.

If there's a note on those places, I'd bet he folds soon.

I was told by my agent that since it was "Online Only" that it had probably already been to the convention center and this was probably the final auction.

I don't know if all counties have it, but here in Houston, we have the Harris County Appraisal District.org online for free and they give you present owner, tax appraisal, taxes, school districts, etc.

Im halfway finished with an online real estate agent course, I might be the listing agent on this property.

I use the one from Weather Channel.If you eat out, get Open Table.Get the Trip Advisor, which has some great "what's near me now" features to find restaurants and other attractions.Many banks have an online banking app.Red Laser bar code reader can scan a bar code and give you prices for it and where you can buy it.