You can study (or, heck, just find the basic settlement procedures) at the American Land Title Association (ALTA) web site. :) 

As you find out who the cash buyers are and find out what they like to buy than all you have to do is focus your marketing in those areas and play matchmaker.

I decided to investigate REI and discovered this web site on Christmas Day while testing out my new tablet from Santa.

Call the university housing office and ask what options the students have and how many total units there are available for students.It would probably help to lookup a few owners of other properties like that in the same building on the county web site.

"The Property" is 8 individual parcels of land, one parcecl with a cabin within a community that when asked (emailed president) question regarding HOA responded with, "Byllaws posted on web site regarding obligation for road assessments only.

But I'm wondering if newer web sites/apps likes postlets or zumper, etc. will reach a broader audience. 

-Are there any good books or web sights that go into detail on how taxes on real estate work?

Take the addresses they give you and go to the Cook County assessors office web site.

This is the best place on the web to learn more about real estate.

Asking Price: $54,9003BR / 1BA, 1,000 sq ft, built 1966.Rent: $750/moFinancing / P&IPurchase Price (ultra-conservative): $54,90020% down: $10,98080% financed at 5.00% over 30 years - P&I: $235/moExpenses10% Vacancy: $75/mo10% Prop Mgmt: $75/mo10% Maint Reserves: $75/moTaxes: $81/mo (based on assessed value ~$30K higher than purchase price)Insurance: $60/mo (estimated)Advertising: $8/mo (will mostly use free web-based media)Total Expenses: $374/moCashflow to the face: ~$141/mo.Looks good to me.