He contacted an attorney, who finally got clarification from my attorney as well as the county recorder.  

Team of people watching notifications and contacting guests and if necessary going out to property to address issues.

Hey Dominic, I have some good contacts to help you out.

It would seem the only contact they are able to make is between their bank and my credit card.Any insight or advice would be greatly appreciated  

@Nicholas Haubner Contact Montvale's tax assessor and building department to see it is currently classified. 

The problem (as you have cited) is trying to understand what you need (you don't know what you don't know), where to get it, qualifying its source(s), and the validity and usefulness of all that.Pardon me if I've gone into this too much, but I meet many people with the same concerns that you are voicing and this is offered, as much as possible in direct response to your post.Please feel free to contact me if you have any comments or questions. 

For contact management like that its awesome to search for specific types of people and locations or just data like "how long does it take to foreclose in texas".We have some other use cases as well that we use to track not only ours but competitors results online and learning what does and does not work for different aspects of the business.

Contact the utility provider and get a historical average based on the last year of use.

It would be nice if you had a contact who was an actual mason not a marketer.  1930's construction is rare so maybe they cut some corners it was a global depression.  

You'll learn what contractors are good at such repairs, and eventually people will start bringing you "problem properties" with that issue.Another related idea: contact a good local realtor and ask them if they know of any on or off market properties that would be a hard sell for most buyers.