Check online court records, land records, probate records, bankruptcy searches etc.There are many forum and blog posts here about finding deals.

Her practice is focused on predatory lending, consumer and fraud litigation, and bankruptcy.

About 6 months ago I made an offer on a large triplex and shortly after the owner went into bankruptcy.

If one entity goes to a foreclosure/bankruptcy, then it is what it is.

People get divorced, they lose jobs, get arrested and go to jail, they take bankruptcy, they get sick or injured, they go into nursing homes and people die, all can present problems that bring such deals to the surface.

@Brian Burke is there a way that i could research the bankruptcy file of the homeowner.

The problem is that the applicants tick the box on about a half dozen "protected classes", none of which are my reason for rejection.2) When I read the original post in this thread, I IMMEDIATELY assumed that the poster is NOT a landlord but a "tenant advocate" or a lawyer trying to collect names to throw lawsuits at.So, to answer the original post of this thread, NO WAY would I risk my entire livelihood and bankruptcy by denying a person for reasons that are protected classes!

She has not paid me (which I figured would be the case ), when I called her, she said she filed bankruptcy and was not going to pay.

The Memphis Area ranks last for personal savings and is where the Chapter 13 bankruptcy was invented.You can legally discriminate against smokers or attorneys for example.

They will file bankruptcy and become very hard to collect very fast.