The auditor went as far as comparing mileage on their vehicles over the course of two years, school changes, distance from employment.

Get a list of tax delinquent properties from you county auditor or treasurer.  

but generally the county/city auditor has a data base for all this stuff on their web site.

I generally include an 'energy audit' or 'energy inspection' when I submit my offer.

Anybody in this thread an attorney or an accountant, I'm just an accountant-auditor, I don't do taxes but I do understand the accounting aspects. 

So giving a loan to a foreign person without a local partner is most times a "no go" with them.You get up into the larger loans 2 to 4 million and up you get insurance companies and private lenders not regulated by auditors and have more leeway lending money out to foreigners.What I typically find is you can either pool money with other investors to take down a much larger property or find an owner finance type deal putting cash down.

I'm 31 and have been a lifelong corporate monkey as an accountant and auditor.

The IRS decides to audit Ralph, and summon him to the IRS office.The IRS auditor is not surprised when Ralph shows up with his attorney.The auditor says, “Well, sir, you have an extravagant lifestyle and no full-time employment, which you explain by saying that you win money gambling.

Everytime I check out how much they paid for a property in their porfolio on the county auditor's office, it always says $0 sale amount.

Most auditors prefer it (except if you get a real oldie).