Playing With The Big Boys?

?researchers must plumb school desirability ratings, crime statistics and other hyperlocal data to ascertain the income value of each house. Its title agents must often disentangle foreclosures from second mortgages and liens. An in-depth article on speculation and major investment dollars in the foreclosure market- buying homes at auction for eventual lease. If you've ever wondered about doing this yourself, it's an eye-opener, but next week we'll have some good intel on how to do it for yourself, with an agent, in our first ever Rookie's Roost Week. Five days for first-timers. [Bloomberg via SFGate]