The other options are find someone with access to the MLS as tax records can be pulled through there or you can sign up for a Property Radar account (they offer a free trial).

The most important thing is access to real comps.

You could go with a commercial lender, but you'd most likely be looking at higher rates and fees, and shorter terms.

Looking for information on commercial properties and potential tenants in the East Bay. 

Are you looking for single family, multifamily or commercial?

I had fancy UC Berkeley online library access, so I did what anyone in that position would do and read all the peer reviewed academic literature on bed bugs written by people with Ph.D after their name (including pre-modern remedies that worked & still work), and over the course of a few months eliminated the infestation myself - chemical free.

@Christian Wamsley you will have access to shop properties online while you are overseas, but this would just be to keep an eye on the market.

If you have taken those plan documents to Solera and opened a trust account for your Solo 401(k), then you have a functional plan.Of course, the key to operation and usage of a Solo 401(k) is having access to appropriate guidance, so that you understand what you have, how to administer the plan, and what you can and cannot do as far as executing plan investments so as to remain within the IRS rules. 

@Khenan Newton Realtors typically have some searching capabilities through title reps that solicit their business or through their own MLS access.

I've been calling local commercial appraisers but the have been very unclear on what the market's cap rate is to determine the ARV.