Their website also has some good information about lease options in general if you want to learn more.Another thing you can do is just ask if a seller is willing to do a lease-option, especially if you see a house on the market that you like that has been sitting for a long time.

Is there an alternative, less expensive way to go about this--maybe a website with RE contract templates and the like?

So far I have gotten 40 clicks to my website through AdWords but have not gotten any information from sellers.

., welcome to the site!

This site has been a great resource and really motivating.

You are off to a great start based on your educational background, desire & the fact that you are on this site.

For heavily populated counties (which Orange County, CA definitely qualifies as), these are usually on the Web and free to look at. 

They spend money to get qualified leads (such as you) so the site is free for consumers.

Probably the second biggest complaint on this site is the challenges related to contractors.

However, when I do a property search on the tax assessors website, many times the Fair Market Value listed by the county is much lower than the properties list price?