The local newspaper and local news broadcasts will likely contain stories about new economic development that may be planned for the area.

I know dozens of investors that pay for " turnkey" and are buying below the appraised value 100% hand off with double digit net caps based on cash purchases.

& Regs. r. 520-1-.07Legal/Regulatory Action: Rule(link is external)The Georgia Real Estate Commission has identified the following tasks that unlicensed support personnel may perform:Answer the phone, forward calls to the licensee;Submit data in listings to a MLS;Follow up on loan commitments after the negotiation of the contract;Gather the necessary documents for a closing;Secure public information documents from a courthouse or other public sources;Have keys made for listings;Install or remove lock boxes from listings;Create ads and promotional materials that are to be approved by the licensee;Place ads in newspapers, magazines and other publications as instructed by the real estate agent;Receive, record and make deposits – security deposits, earnest money, advance rents;Fill in contract forms following the instructions of the licensee;Monitor license reports and personnel files;Compute commission checks;Place and remove signs on/from properties;Order routine repair works as instructed by the agents;Pick up and deliver documents and keys;Schedule appointments on behalf of the licensee;Schedule inspections on properties;Schedule the dates for the mortgage application, the walkthrough before closing and the closing;Schedule an open house;Accompany a licensee to an open house or a showing only for security purposes;Perform maintenance works on properties.The Commission has identified the following tasks as some of the activities that unlicensed support personnel shall not perform:Make cold calls or otherwise contact the public for the purpose of securing prospects for listings, leasing, sales, exchanges, or property management of real estateHost open houses, kiosks, home show booths, or fairsPrepare promotional materials/advertisements without the review and approval of an affiliated licensee and firmShow real estateAnswer any questions on title, financing, or closings (other than the time and place)Answer any questions regarding a listing except for information on price and amenities expressly authorized in writing by the licensee;Discuss or explain a contract, listing, lease, agreement, or other real estate document with anyone outside the firm;Discuss the attributes or amenities of real estate, under any circumstances, with a prospective purchaser or lessee;Collect or hold deposit monies, rent, other monies or anything of value received from the owner of real estate or from a prospective purchaser or lessee.Discuss with the owner of the real estate, the terms and conditions of the real estate offered for sale or lease;Collect or hold deposit monies, rent, other monies, or anything of value received from the owner of real estate or from a prospective purchaser or lessee;Provide owners of real estate or prospective purchasers or lessees with any advice, recommendations or suggestions as to the sale, purchase, exchange, or leasing of real estate that is listed, to be listed, or currently available for sale or lease. 

That's the problem I seem to be facing - the clerks say I cannot research the recent files - but only provide names form newspapers to give them to look up themselves.

So I decided to put an ad in the local newspaper.

Answer questions concerning properties listed with the firm,EXCEPT to confirm that a property is listed, to identify the listingbroker or sales agent, and to provide such information as wouldnormally appear in a simple, classified newspaper advertisement(location and/or address).7.

That project never went anywhere, (most don't), but most of the info would be applicable to what you're looking at and I would be happy to share with you some day if you want to get together, (give me a little time to dig it out if you want to stop by), we have offices in Sacramento, near Land Park, as well as one in Roseville, near Fry's.Good luck.

Stay agile ;) *I also had a front-row seat to the extreme losses, watching RE borrowers and developers go from 8 & 9-digit net worth to negative in the matter of a couple years*“An asset bubble is like an orgasm; It feels the best right before it’s over.”Most recently, here's the questions I've heard answered with "It's different this time.""

Just for the heck of it I once put a newspaper front page in a ziploc bag inside a mantle I hung above a fireplace. 

I'm comfortable with technology and I do what I can to digitize my records and bookkeeping so that would work in favor for any route that I go.