Where do find public records on properties, for example defaulted mortgages, tax liens, probates, equity, absentee owners, comps, code violations etc.  

Familiarized myself with online public records to locate addresses and names etc...Before the bandit signs go out in full force I want to make sure all of my ducks are lined up.I have downloaded a copy of purchasing agreement and an assignment of contract agreement.

I have sat through some extremely dry IRS video publications in my free time, and concluded for now I needed to raise some capital, make a soft entrance into the real estate investment world, and practice patience to avoid their heavy hand. 

Lucas Machado &Christeina Douglas I'm a Broker - I have access to Expired listings but how do you find or hear about Divorce or Tax/Bank Foreclosures - here they are not generally public info??

Smaller midwest towns with steady jobs, near transportation, in blue collar areas that a re B/C+ properties.

Also look at 10q/10k public reports from the big hotel companies.

Get it on the public record for 10 years!

Things like the mortgage itself, the assignment of mortgage, etc is public record though.

File Public Information Report (PIR) and Franchise Tax.- FL foreign LLC reg. is $125 and the Annual Report is $138.75.- AZ foreign LLC reg. is $150 and there is no Annual Report.

Perhaps big players get dibs on properties before they hit the public market.