I use beenverified.com as a skip trace service and I have great luck using them to find the owners current address, emails, phone numbers, relatives and if needed any criminal or bankruptcy records. 

The foreclosure itself can take 6 months to a year typically but in extreme cases can drag on for years, Especially due to a bankruptcy. 

They are going to confirm you are not subject to bankruptcy stay protection.

Student loans are about the stickiest debt there is - not dischargable in bankruptcy.

I bought it as a bankruptcy sale and got a pretty good deal.I definitely didn’t expect my visa to be denied (it was denied specifically because I own real estate in the US).

DFW has a huge retail and restaurant sector, I haven't heard of many layoffs other than some corporate bankruptcies, JCP, Ruby Tuesday, Pier 1?

Go to your county court house and there is a wealth of information available to you; probate, evictions, divorces, bankruptcy, tax defaults, code violations, private party lenders.

Sure, if a HUGE settlement comes down, I can just declare bankruptcy for the LLC etc... but what about something small?

For investors, a minimum 640 credit score]Credit Score (if known) about 680[I’m checking to see if the buyer has had any major credit issues like bankruptcies or foreclosures that would prevent them from getting a loan]Credit issues within past 2 years 1 late car payments last year, none since[The buyers’ income has to be at least 4 times as much as what I know the loan is probably going to be for the property they want to buy.

It is how I have WILLED myself through 8 foreclosures and 3 bankruptcies to success in real estate.