Also, make sure the companies doing your background checks are not the source of the problem.It's not surprising the applicant would be able to provide you with a list of previous addresses and landlord contact information. 

Such investments can be a powerful way to grow your IRA, but your IRA is not a funding source for your own personal deals.

I use list source for wholesaling.

I'd also be interested in any aggregated source of data, if there is someone who collects data for multiple jurisdictions.Thanks in advance!

IF it is an FHA you won't be able to do the repairs yourself, but if the bank you are using is lending for their own portfolio then they MIGHT allow it but that is something you will have to work out with them.If you want a list of FHA inspection standards you can just google it and several sources will come up on the first page. 

I am a naive want-to-be investor (right now) looking to get myself to a good level of knowledge to pursue the field.And although the I live in the UK (where I'll invest) I've been listening to the BP podcasts in order to learn how to invest and how to think as an investor: which are not things restricted to an American information source!

You can spend a lot of time searching for sources for "the best" numbers, but I personally question whether there is such a thing.

If you do a Google search you should be able to find a credit reporting source depending on where they are from. 

The purpose of investing passively is to leverage a sponsor's time, expertise, and ability to source great deals, but your overall experience will be driven by the answers to all the questions above, so make sure to cover that in your vetting process.

I included this because I don't want to see anyone blindly following advice just because you heard it from a so called reputable source.