All insurance claims go into some big database (I forget the name). 

I decided to get mine for a couple of reasons:  1) we have a direct mail campaign going that occasionally produces leads better suited for retail sale - commission opportunity; 2) I network with a ton of people, perhaps I can get a listing with my flipper friends or help someone buy a house - commission opportunity; 3) we started as landlords but are adding flips to our business model - I can save the agent commissions on the seller side by listing myself (same is true of our rental listings).A 4th benefit that I did not consider:  I recently listed an "as-is" house on the MLS and got a ton of interest from investors, most of whom I did not know before: these folks get added to my database in case I pick up another junker listing or want to wholesale a deal.Andy

These lenders can consolidate your mortgages under one umbrella mortgage to allow for greater flexibility and decrease in administrative costs.

The taxes I got from the tax database so I know they are accurate.

I have my PM taking photos while I'm doing a lot of the back-end administration.

It's pretty much the free portal to every  government-ran public record database in the country.

Is there a database somewhere that I should be looking at?

I grew up here in Charleston and attended The Citadel for my BS in Business Administration. 

Is there a similar database for mortgages as well?

They look it up in their database and don't find it.