Although some appraisers work directly for mortgage lenders, most are independent.appreciationThe increase in the value of a property due to changes in market conditions, inflation, or other causes.assessed valueThe valuation placed on property by a public tax assessor for purposes of taxation.assessmentThe placing of a value on property for the purpose of taxation.assessorA public official who establishes the value of a property for taxation purposes.assetItems of value owned by an individual.

You have to file paperwork with the state you are in and that info is public.

On the flip side it may be hard to rent out the other units and you may need to disclose (not sure on this as its public knowledge) this to future tenants.  

The property is located in Jersey City, by any chance does anyone know if there is any public portal where i can do my searches? 

The first thing you should publicize in any social media platform is to promote your credibility.

As for asset protection advantages, the SLLC structure is easy to pair with Anonymous Trusts and makes for an ideal holding company that never conducts business with the public.

And then you have an Operations LLC - a shell LLC that is the public facing entity, doing all the interactions with tenants, contractors, leasing, hiring, management, etc. with no assets and very little funds beyond whats required for proper capitalization and operations.That's the basic idea, but things get complicated from there due to the partnership, financing, commingling, etc - which is your current situation.

Or are you speculating that there are many billionaires that have created their wealth by public stock purchases? 

If it weren't for us half the world would be living in caves and the rest in public housing!

An empty retail box may be unoccupied for a long period of time, and to the general public it may look as if it's abandoned, but often the deals to fill these spaces can take a long time to complete.