In 1991, FICO credit bureau risk scores made available at all three major US credit reporting agencies — BEACONsm at Equifax, EMPIRICA® at Trans Union, and the Experian/FICO model at Experian.

BLS (Bureau of Labor Statistics to check job growth)5.

You could be sued for defamation of character and loss of income by defaming a business enterprise without basis.The rent was late.

One more finally, if you didn't already know, go to www.annualcreditreport.com for your free report from each bureau. 

It will take a while before these type of new enterprises pay off so if you don't have the cash to carry yourself for quite a while I would probably invest energy in a new job while also starting activities aimed at wholesaling. 

After you have the names, you could check Better Business Bureau, Angie's List, Yelp, etc.One of the podcasts I just listened to suggested that when you are checking someone out, you should google their name and the word "fraud".  

If you only have modest funds for investing, are you sure you want to invest in a very risky enterprise?  

If you look around BP and get references for these turnkey enterprises, you will find some good ones.In the mean time, read, read, read everything that you can here on BP and elsewhere.Mark

That unfortunately would have to be sorted out with the creditor, debtor and bureau.  

We are looking to improve that enterprise with repurposed materials, workforce training, property management to attract activity and investment to Southwest Michigan...using that resource to flip homes isn't that far fetched once we get the process down.