They can send you a list of thier properties that are listed and some of them will send you properties that aren't listed yet, but will be soon.If you area has public access to all listings in your area, you can start by searching in a certain area and looking for key words in the listing descriptions, such as "Lender Owned", "As-Is", "Bank Owned", etc.

I am able to pull most of it for free from the county website, but it means that I have to manually search through the sales data to make sure that properties are in the same area (easily determined) and to make sure that they are similar types of properties (easy, but very time consuming!).

I'd do a search for BPO on the search engines.

ShowMatch=real+estate&ShowStatus=allAnd, you can grab real-estate related podcasts, download them, and listen to them from here: http://www.podcast.net/search It's not radio exactly, but they're options!

You really should be searching on your own, hire some bird-dogs for an extra boost as well.

I'm not personally affiliated with the group but I signed up for free notification years ago and occasionally run across good deals thru them.Another good place for leads is in the MLS searches: Back on the Market, Price Changes, Expired Lists ect..

Im searching over the area now..seeing whats hot and not..I have a RE associate friend of mine, and Ive had a few talks with her.

Are there certain guidelines I need to follow when searching for funds?

This takes very little capital as long as you search hard for the right deals (i.e. no money down, very little work to do to the home, good market for rentals).

I found this forum in a google search and it looked like it is a very highly respected and informative forum....so obviously it was a great place to jump in and see how it goes.I help manage a website that is a great tool for any person looking to learn more about real estate or buy/sell real estate in any region of the country.I look forward to making future posts and getting to know a lot you!