I would still encourage you to stay rent free while you're doing your first deal.

Thank you guys so much for the encouragement!

This is a great place to learn and be encouraged.

I encourage you to find someone with more experience, share the specifics and determine if the property is a good investment, at any price.

After describing the situation, the investigator stated that it appeared that there were several violations and they highly encouraged me to submit a complaint.I'm typing it up now.

I will hang out with those positive thinkers instead who are encouraging and supportive.

I would encourage you to get plugged into a Real Estate Investors Club.

However, court filing and archival systems of public records are designed to be accurate and accessible and are typically pretty consistent from court to court.At the risk of sounding redundant from my other posts on the topic, I encourage you visit the court and (with patience and kindness) ask a clerk how their filing retrieval system works.

Check out Flipping Houses: The Ultimate Step by Step GuideSome of the pointers might encourage you to take your next steps!

I got the feeling that this is a very full time "job" for Serge.Thanks for the encouragement Josh.