well you could start by asking a few realtors in the area how healthy the market is. as for finding a tax sale something i would do is buy a tax property in a more healthy market then a poorer one just to eliminate some of the risk. another route you can use is bird doggers to help find a property for just as cheap or cheaper then a tax sale. i have about 30 i places all over the country and hey find what they can for me in there free time in return i pay then 300- 500 buck per house i close on. a good bird dogger can be very valuable and at times cheaper then targeted mailings and bandit signs.

Information is valuable.

I think it is probably a bogus term made up to make a property appear more valuable.

Thank you all for valuable insight

Any ideas or help would be valuable.

@Lillian Mitchell sounds like your "field trip" was more valuable than the field trips you used to have in school days as you learned a LOT!

I am only 30 pages in and realizing how valuable the information is.

You pay a little more for this because they deliver usually for free but it's very valuable to have this service.

How valuable is your time?

Also, the cost of managing small investors is time which has become your most valuable commodity.