I prefer aggressive agents that reach out to me and are savvy with social media.  

Some good keywords to search on include "motivated, fixer, make offer, short sale, estate, probate, court, bank, caution, danger, handyman special, make offer, needs work, tlc, reo, heirs," and many others.Post a reply or comment if you find this post helpful or if you can think of other good keywords to search.

I don't do any of that and just log in to sites directly.There use to be a service where you could log into all your social networking sites in one shot but they would always have issues with the sites syncing up etc. and I found it too much to keep up with.These days I just have a few sites I keep a presence on and forget everything else.

To invest in another country you want to be comfortable first and foremost with that nation's stability, socially and economically (currency).

And be safe @Narelle Myke - it's a tough city (depending on where in Newark you are) and landlords face potential danger when dealing in certain neighborhoods.

Like him or not, one of the best things about former Fed Chair Bernanke was that he had studied the Depression and knew the danger the economy faced.

If they can't take notes or don't have a pen or a memory, not sure I need to hear from them.Besides, I can use them in social settings as well, my world doesn't revolve around a business deal. :)

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Sometimes online references can't be trusted because I've had a dozen or so people ask that of me on another social website that I network on and I've politely declined due to the fact I haven't done any business with them to submit a valid referral.

I think it would very dangerous to try it with no experience at all in renting properties.