My data shows results similar to what @Darron Stewart has been indicating in his posts.  

This way I can rely more on actual, historical data for budgeting purposes.Thanks for all the input.

this business is a numbers game, we have over 200 bandit signs (wholesalers) in our data base (Southern Calif).Our system will call them 2 times per monthand email them 2 times per monthBandit signs for us - is another stream of marketing - WE LOVE THEMHave a bless day!!

To find vacant properties is a combination of running USPS data for vacant and then tracking down the forwarding addresses.

any data might be helpful in determinig a good area to wholesale? 

One of my buddies is a data scientist that does consulting work.  

Review the face pages for Notice of Petition to Administer Estate, copy down the case name and file # and then pull the actual file from the clerk and review to extract the names of parties you wish to contact and the addresses of properties that interest you.That's it.Or, you can find someone to do this for you and pay them to research and pull data while you're at home (or the beach). 

No minutes or data were used but somehow managed to rack the bill up to $2000.

Fortunately, not for most people.Even after you do get court data, you'll need to vet and segment your lists into priority and high-shot leads and focus your attention on those opportunities.I had some guy contact me off these BP forums who wanted to sell nationwide probate leads.

If we were big business, I would hire the skills of others who could provide me with the data I needed.