Erik and his partners watch for great investment deals daily.  Here are some resources you may find useful.

RESOURCES:

Investor Help Center
aoausa.com - Apartment Owners Association
ABC's of Real Estate - real estate and mortgage resources
Creative Real Estate Online - Popular site for real estate investing information, including articles from various authors, chat room and newsgroup.
Fanniemae.com - Government/Corporate site. Consumer information
Freddiemac.com - Government/Corporate site. Information on "Credit Scoring" and how your credit history will affect your application.
MrLandlord.com – The premier source for landlord information and assistance
Realestateclubla.com – One of the oldest and largest real estate clubs in Southern California
RentSlicer.com - find L.A. rental info.
TaxTitleServices.com - service that provides title insurance for properties bought at tax sales

Private Money Resources
CA Dept. of Real Estate: Trust Deed Investments: What You Should Know [PDF]

Economic/News Sites
FreeLunch.com - Interesting web site with data on the economy, real estate, crime etc.
HouseBubble.com Details what’s happening with foreclosures nationwide.
nfns.com - National Financial News Service. Mortgage industry newspaper.

Financing Resources
Scotsman Guide - Wholesale Mortgage Lender Search, Mortgage Lender Matrixes, Articles and More!

Foreclosure Resources
RETRAN.net - Real Estate Transaction Network provides foreclosure listing services.
Foreclosure List - All southern California counties available. All loans are listed.
HUDPemco.com- Weekly list of HUD properties
DQNews.com - Real Estate trends from Data Quick – Good Source

Sites Legal Resources
California code – California’s laws – suitable for insomniacs!
California Department of Real Estate – Official State Agency
Federal Fair Housing Laws – Complete text of laws
Landlord/Tenant Handbook - Legal requirements for Landlords and Tenants in the state of California
First Tuesday – excellent source of legal documents by a Real Estate Broker and Attorney
Nolo Press - Nolo Press. Books and forms for California real Estate
Secretary of State - California Corporation Lookup
Housing Discrimination Guide - Free helpful guide from NOLO Press (excellent source of legal documents)

Property/Community Information
Census.gov – US Government Census data/demographics etc.
ChoiceTrust.com - Property Insurance History Database info. They also sell background check info.
GoogleEarth – excellent way to search on distant properties locations
NACO.org – County Government Information
NiteOwlPlus.net - Access County Recorder Info
PACER - Public access to court records
PostYourProperty.com - FREE property listing database for owners and agents.
Pac-info.com - Public Records Database
PublicRecords.netronline.com – Public Records Database – tax offices, etc.
Real Estate Exchange - Nationwide listing of properties for sale with owner terms and exchange. a
Real Estate Records Search - Current and historical records, including mortgages and real estate ownership on properties.
Trulia.com – Housing value site
Zillow.com – provides valuations of properties – use with caution and do not rely on for accurate values for your bids
VuWriter.com - Virtual Underwriter by Stewart Title – lots of national title/closing info