So I was basing my assessment on assumed.."

Assuming that you've followed through with your assessment, I would be curious to know how it went and if you have any advice yourself.

Using the progression of an investment deal the core system helps me follow along that path from lead to deal.

Within your target investment market, you'll need to identify an investor-friendly agent/broker who can provide you with the insight you'll need to assess a prospective deal.

Granted their credit score is a marker of today and not a trend, assess if their scores are going up or down. 

Yay progress!

In the beginning, the progress feels slow but you are working extra hard to get a really large piece of machinery moving.

Just make sure they have sufficient reserves and no planned special assessments.

A CO is ideal but you may also find this info on a tax assessment from the 1980's or earlier as well.

TISH is what you'd be looking for to assess code violations, etc; however, these reports are typically only completed immediately prior to selling the property (must have a TISH report to list).I'm sure a few other municipalities throughout the Twin Cities offer this online; however, Minneapolis has the best database I'm aware of.