Look for below market rents, out dated units, poor management, utilities paid by landlord.

Any book written more than two years ago is probably outdated.

I would warn that this information could be outdated at times - at least for my state's websites.

I've searched on BP for the best skip tracers and different methods of finding a sellers phone numbers but there have been few solid answers and most are outdated.

It's the business their in, they determine that the value of the property supports their loan such that should you default they can recoup their money through foreclosure.I know the point of using hard money lenders to essentially vet the quality of your deal has been brought up here and elsewhere many times, however, I think it's somewhat of an outdated notion.

Like @Dion DePaoli said you should be able to get a credit report from the seller of the note, assuming it's not an individual investor who isn't set up to pull credit reports and has held on to the note for some time now (meaning any credit report they've received before they owned the note would be outdated).If your only concern though is the status of the first, then ask the seller who the first is held by.

Here is why...R22 is outdated, the EPA has required new A/C units to run off of 410A (Puron/ it has a pink sticker).

Instructors information is a few years outdated. makes you wonder how current he is with the rest of his information. 

Much of the information on Zillow/Trulia is out dated, many properties shown as for sale are sold, under contract,etc.

Here are some general specs: 8 br/4 ba Over 4300 sf3 storiesMajority of the house outdated Lots of knotty pine ceilings and walls Unfinished basementMissing copper pipes (stolen last year out of the basement and never replaced)Roof 10+ yrs Well waterSeptic systemPond on property (large enough to paddle boat on)My plan of action is to first see if the owner will allow me to get a pest inspection that I will provide to a contractor and ask for a bid.