Hi all,I suspect my understanding of liens is faulty, otherwise someone else would probably be doing this already:Search county tax rolls (many of which are online) to find delinquent/forfieted tax properties in areas you like.

If I see an excellent deal come on line, I get in to see it right away, but this requires a very good agent who is willing to drop what they are doing and meet with you.

Stephen - We've chatted elsewhere on the forum, but I thought it appropriate to officially welcome you to the community!

(assuming they don't look to busy or come off as angry or irritable) I tell them I am interested in buying property in the area and then just chat for a minute and give them my card.

These can serve as back up exit strategies.For example, once you have a reliable tenant with cash flow in a property, you can find a buy and hold investor who will be much more interested in the property, since they'll be spared the trouble of finding a tenant for it.You can also owner finance the property and then sell the note to another investor.† You can sell part of the note for cash now and have income later or sell all of the note at once.If you're having trouble finding local investors, online auctions can offer your property to a potential global market.Even in a soft market some homes will still sell at or near full market value.† Of course, you don't want to incur six months of holding costs waiting for your price so you have to get creative to make your property stand out.† One way is to "Go Green".† A few touches like solar hot water with a tankless water heater back up and adding rain barrels to the downspouts in order to maintain landscaping inexpensively even during drought conditions can put your property ahead.† Everyone likes ideas that save them money and if it is good for the environment too that is an extra bonus.

Looking forward to chatting with you.

We're interested in doing some things in Tulsa, is there a time next week when I could give you a call and chat for 5 minutes about the market down there?

Looking forward to chatting with you.

You can also use an online company to file the paperwork for you.

Do your initial research online then drive into the town and start chatting with convenience store clerks about the area.