I am looking for a service that will allow me to do my real estate research such as how much equity in a house, when it was last refinanced, out of town owners, ect ect.

What services do you use and which ones do you...

I got my CA Real Estate License shortly after leaving the Air Force (remember you will have to pay for this) I would reccommend it because there is a lot of information you can pick up and the MLS is a very valuable tool.

I always wanted to get a decent set of engraving tools.

Can anyone give any tips to locate motivated sellers, people about to be in default, or good properties to purchase?

It is a great tool, however you will need someone to walk you through it, as it can be very confusing at first.

We keep the property in great shape (lawn mowed, gutters cleaned, no junk cars or tipped over trash cans).

Michael, that sounds like a cool tool.

Their tools aren't the most intuitive, but with a little persistence and reading the help pages, you'll get the e-mail up and running.Start by looking at the hosting accounts.

I can take time off to work on real estate deals and the hours don't really conflict much (poker is usually nights and weekends and I usually do real estate during business hours and weekdays.I don't play cash games but I probably played like 5000 tournaments last year and can give you some tips if you want.

The house is going to be in tip top shape for a 20 year old house (new HVAC, paint, appliances, etc.....).If I cant sell the property in 2 months I was going to list it with a realtor.