I thought you'd be interested in the recently published Linneman Letter. 

The Memphis Realtors just published the following statistics for January 2016.

Our local rental association in Clark County publishes a great tool called "State of Washington Residential Rental Laws" that puts into one place all of the RCWs (RCW = Revised Code of Washington) regarding residential rental property and includes a helpful summary.

This is what makes this very tough for a homeowner to buy something to live in. as they get lazer focused and it never goes to sale. they waste time and energy chasing it.And if its LA if there is any equity at all you will have massive competition..For due diligence simply order a preliminary title report for a few hundred and that will tell you the story.. some auction sites will publish the TSG  but not all.good luck

Some interesting stats (and signs of a very strong real estate market) in this report published by the Pinellas Realtor Organization.I'm definitely seeing a very strong seller's market in St Pete, at all price points, as both an investor and Realtor.Thoughts?

One thing I have thought on a similar project is have the seller carry the land (assuming it has been published for a year or so), with a contingency of you putting money in subdividing the lot then selling each lot one year at a time, after the first year of subdividing and paperworks, etc.

Fannie Mae published the 'rules' for how banks sell to them in their Selling Guide.

All foreclosures pre auction MUST be published so banks find the cheapest way to make it public knowledge.Nick

@J Scotthas a published book on estimating rehab costs that I've heard very positive reviews on might want to check that outBut to answer your question yeah you will want to get the house under contract otherwise you'll be wasting everyone's time.  

Loeffler has updated his practices since he published his Rent-to-Own book.