I do notice that the publishing of the Lis Pendens is usually weeks old and the data is incomplete.

a good realtor can pull a list of absentee owners for you in yor area. in my county i can go to rent court and look at the owners filing for eviciton/rent court and get their information. that's 1 way to compile it. same with probates, tehre's the register of wills. as far as vendors, the cost is relative to your budget. there are companies like site-x data, and first american realty solutions and haines who provide data and you can pull a list from there. another popular vendor to pull lists from is melissadata.

It gains you access to the MLS, and you can collect part of the commission.

If they do that where you live, an agent should be able to pull that data for you.Very eventually, it will appear in the public records.

Also, if the city has the national chains, like CB or Remax, many times one of those will have data on listings nationwide, where you click on a map which state you want.

I have heard of Courthouse Retrial System and Chandler Reports.My current method of deriving this data is not easy and not always up to date.Thanks, :D

"From the PMs, I look at their tenant files to see if I think they collect enough info to protect my interests (including move in/out procedures and pictures)." --------------------------------- My questions Can anyone guess what his interview questions for the Realtors might be, or suggest interview questions you would use for the Realtors, along with the responses you'd look for.

Try searching for media price data that covers from (at least) 6/07 until now.

You could act as more of a bird dog type on this deal and fish around to see who would be interested in the deal, then if you find potential buyers make sure that you collect a 'finder's fee' somehow (usually works best outside of closing).Quite possibly too the seller may pay you a 'finder's fee' as well.

Now if you buy the park that is different, you may collect closer to 700 if you rent the space and trailer, but 700 sounds high to me.