Considering there aren’t any great deals on the MLS and we need a place to live I have a couple options 1.Rent a place in Eugene and look for a great deal via yellow letters, networking, “drive for dollars”, etc.

Network, social clubs, chamber of commerce, newspaper advertising , craiglist, car signs, Youtube, investor clubs, school board meetings, church groups, Personal lawyer, mailings, foreclosure lists, neighborhood door knocking, drive bys, grocery store bulletin boards, Trulia, Zillow, realtors, expired listings, RealtorTrac, FSBO, Garage sales, Open houses, Family reunions, Fire truck chaser, Funeral chaser, Floods, Classified ads, Apartment rental listings in newspaper, Current Tenants, Hud home auctions and listings, REO's, Real Estate auctions, Auctioneers, Appraisers, Relationships with Building code inspectors and others in office, Propertry Tax sales, Sheriff auction sales, Soliciting mailings to Probate lawyers, Real Estate seller lead providers, GURUS that have lead programs, Start an RE investment club locally, Hold seminars local on how to buy a home or sell your home. and on and on and on.

Here's the link:  http://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/521/topics/199...There's also one in Philly tonight if you don't mind driving that far:http://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/521/topics/197...I am brand new to real estate investing, and this should be a good opportunity to meet investors in and around our area.  

The holder of a 2nd can still foreclose even if the borrower has gone thru BK successfully, since the debt is on the property. 

For enforcement, drive through the parking lot or have someone drive through the parking lot a couple times a day or randomly and have anyone towed at owners expense that is not permitted. 

This is an old aerial, the new drive is concrete :) 

My wife and I have been driving around our neighborhood and we are going to send letters out to a few of our neighbors. 

And, to a person, they will push back on advise that appears counter to the dream.If you really want to be an investor, make a decision.

I like out-of-state because the prices are way better, the cash flow is much higher (it doesn't even exist in SoCal), and I actually like not being able to see my properties or be tempted to drive by them all the time.

Do drive for dollars and find the homes that investors are likely to be interested in.