Otherwise use the owner's name to check on the civil system terminal that should be at the court house.

If it is determine that utilities exist on site, you will need to hire a civil engineering company to coordinate with the utility companies or manage any necessary utility relocation. 

Military Deployment Orders / PCS:The Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (SCRA)is a law that is intended to help protect the legal rights of members called to active duty.

It will be considered a civil matter with eviction as the only option

I bet the same concerns about litigation existed when people first proposed credit scores and insurance scores.

Local PD will not handle it as they said this is a civil matter and not in their scope of work. 

@Chuck Kautz If you buy on credit, that means you'll have financing - the note itself is a form a of litigation deterrent as there will be little to collect in case of a judgment forcing you to sell.

Currently I’m a project engineer for a heavy civil general contractor on the Big Island.I’ve been interested in real estate investing for a few years now but have yet to purchase my first investment property. 

Check the HOA docs, if you respond with threats of litigation, I've had success getting Boards to grant a single waiver/exemption.

That is the thing that has always scared me about the whole process.The good news is you can screen all applicants the same in other areas,  so make sure you have credit/civil/criminal (not in seattle)/references criteria that you are comfortable with even if your applicant is fully subsidized.If your particular applicant has $1700ish income on their own they are probably among the stronger sec8 applicants around;  might be worth giving them a shot if the rest of their background check comes back decent.