Unless the purchase price of the original sale is fully disclosed, and even then, some underwriters require that you actually have your deed recorded with consideration thereon in the public record before they will close a second sale.

He’s at the mercy of someone else’s expertise, motivations, personal interests, perception, and knowledge.  

I am in Huntsville, voted #1 place to live by several publications such as Kiplinger's and USA Today.

I was already tired of using public transport, plus when the weather was bad the way to work took up even more time.

Quote from @Deborah Wodell: Bought a property with what we thought had a side yard full of junk and then discovered it was actually a small neighboring lot with zoning and public nuisance fines.

Investing as a limited partner/ passive investor is a somewhat risky endeavor whether it in private placement or in the public markets.  

Storm sewer, storm pond, sewer lines, water access, fire hydrants, public bathrooms, surface coverage, sidewalk or bike paths, setbacks, power lines and right of ways known and unknown, road access, etc. 5.

And even within REITs, while most people think publicly traded, you can also get into Private REITs, non-traded REITs, etc.  

Anything from public datasets to premium tools or software would be helpful!

No big, national, publicly traded banks will do this loan type.