Luckily dad offers to drive the tractor so we put the post hole digger on it. 

And I see no reason to, either, because I pay only a small premium for rent over what my tenants pay me.The homebuyers keep driving prices in great neighborhoods to the moon, so they're paying more in PITI than I pay for rent.

I heard once on a BP podcast actually that when you invest at home, you're generally not driving to the property on a regular basis, as long as you have someone doing it, not being within driving range of your property is no reason to not make more money in a market that's hitting your return goals. 

Ask your neighbor what kind of car the boyfriend drives and then do random drive bys at all hours and take pics of his car there; you should have enough evidence within a week that he is living/staying there more than elsewhere (or ask your neighbors to do it for you) make sure to get pics of his liscense plate.

I often find myself with a huge grin laughing to myself as I drive down the road.

But willing to drive from Gilroy?

I will be actually heading over to Lincolnton today to pick up my lawn mower from a shop over that way so I would be happy to drive by the house and see if it doesn't have any other undesirable qualities that we can not see.

- We've just been hitting the pavement (so to speak), driving around and checking all the neighborhoods out.

You can find your own house by looking at websites and driving neighborhoods where you want to buy.

Worst case you'll have to drive to your county office to search their computers for the notice of trustee's sale, notice of foreclosure or notice of sale document (the name of the document depends on which state you live in).This notice typically includes the homeowner name, address, date of auction, principal balance of the loan (or judgment amount), auction location, lender and attorney names.Good luck Newton!