Certificate of Formation is filed with the Secretary of State    -  Additional later of defense: file it under an Agent Trust with yourself as a member - your name does not appear on the public filing, making it a needle in a haystack for anyone trying to find your assets.3.

Online searches are like a needle in a haystack.

Just make sure you're prepared to handle repairs and a new roof wont cause you to break the bank.I know this forum pushes 1000 low balls to find the needle in the haystack and if thats your thing more power to you. 

How is it possible to invest in a climate like this without finding that needle in a haystack?

My method is very much needle in a haystack.

I can connect you with a couple of wholesalers as well, but those deals aren't very laser focused on any specific buying profile... so it could take a very  long time to find the needle in the haystack with wholesalers. 

Of course there will be exceptions, but not sure how much time and money you will be spending trying to find a needle in a haystack. 

Seller financing sounds great, though it is a needed in a haystack to find.  

They do not tend to like working with newer buyers needing tons of help buying smaller properties for a lower commission check.If you can be more descriptive such as your net worth and liquidity, annual income from job or business, total global cash flow, asset type, deal size, LTV with amount you are looking to put down, area, cap rate expected, fully stabilized or value add,etc.All of these things a good commercial broker will KEY in on to see if what you are wanting to do is readily available or you are looking for a needle in a haystack or wild goose chase type thing.If you are looking to find above market cap rates there are REIT's, pension funds, insurance companies that buy hundreds of millions a year in properties that I can call to purchase in 3 to 4 weeks close all cash.

These deals are needles in a haystack, but apparently can be found.