I cant keep preaching this to new investors as they see the light from a guru so much differently.

They often travel SUPER light.

He was even able to show me a photo of where they had found the HUD plate.So after scouring the home for hours, crawling through a crawlspace for hours with a flash light looking for a VIN number, I finally went out to the home, pulled some siding and insulation off of the side and found the HUD plate almost immediately, thanks to my fellow BPer's identical experience!

But it really frustrates me that banks get away with this stuff because they are able to throw their weight around.

Why would this have any weight into his chance of insuring the property? 

Can anyone suggest a good resource light realtor.com but for commercial or light industrial properties?

But regs carry the weight of law by various federal Acts. 

I remember when it only had a caution light and maybe two or three businesses lining Hwy 98.  

When you look at creative financing in this light, you go beyond types of lenders, seller financing or cash purchases, the use of other assets.As mentioned, you do need to recognize seller's motivations, understand personal finance well enough that you can make informed suggestions.You can utilize just about any other asset, that has a determinable value, value must be found and agreed to in order to use it.I've used stocks, bonds, other real estate equities, personal property like boats, vehicles even an airplane have been used, accounts receivables, existing leases or new leases can be pledged or cashed in, annuities, judgments, inventory and a & of sales have been used in some of my deals.Anything of value, held now or to be received in the future, that is marketable can be a source for leveraging a transaction. 

Make sure all the lights work, all the doors and windows operate properly.