The airport had the buildings (from when federal gov turned the land over to the Airport Authority after WW2.) and allowed the current "owner" to spend a few $M improving the buildings.

If so you may have some full doc options which have the best rates typically and terms.Like others have mentioned you have DSCR loans too but this only allows you to purchase non owner occupied properties (not primary residence or second home occupancy type properties).

It took the owner over 2 years but he has the permits now.

Hey Justin,I'm from CA and I have been in MS for a few years now, but my husband is a MS native.We are a family owned Property Management Company and we have plenty of experience with owners and investors.I have some ideas that you may be interested in, and I would love to know more about your opportunity to provide some insight.

(iii) leave a note at the owner's home that is nearby (she found using property records)?

A wholesaler in Pflugerville brought me a deal when their cash buyer fell through, and it ended up being a win-win.Digging Into Pre-Development Permits: Austin has a lot of new developments, and I’ve had success reaching out to property owners near upcoming projects.

It's a double skip process that requires gathering owner information on the LLCs from the secretary of state or corporationwiki (as @Eliott Elias stated), and then skipping the owner which is why you will only find a handful of companies that can do this accurately. 

The attorney representing the owners of the office downstairs were threatening to sue me.So, I engaged my attorney to deal with the issue.  

Start marketing and skip tracing the owners that live the farthest away because that is your best pitch since they are paying to manage.

I had a home down there, before the owner decided to sell it, that was a 4 bedroom home in pretty good shape, but only rented for $575 per month.