*from personal experience*Rehabbing -I seem to always be looking for that perfect lender (haven't found a good local private lender YET).Be VERY cautious about the fraudsters out there in the lending universe!

But due to the potential impact, investors are very cautious.

As you're planning to flip this and get your money back out quickly you could, very cautiously and carefully and by no means should you do if you're bad with credit cards, apply for a number of 0% intro rate credit cards.

(By June of 2017)Strive to stay cautious and smart about purchasing properties that meet our high quality standards.Year 3 + (3-5 year goal)Continue to purchase a minimum of 1 commercial building per quarter.Have a net cash flow of 10k (ten thousand) per month after all expenses.

In my area at least the tax records are updated not as often so you might have old data that way and the new property owner isn't listed.With the tax system we use for MLS they have an ownership name, mortgage info if any, and the recording document which you can research online if the county records allow it or you would have to go to the courthouse and look at the document for contact info.If it's a corp you can go to your SOS website and look up the contact there.The sales agent for the buyer would be the easiest route the agent will just be cautious you are not trying to take them out of future deals and steal their client from them.

I'm sure that I'm just being over cautious but since it will be the first income producing property I have owned I  don't need any surprises. 

The trick here is that you are going to not only want to find someone with a bit of experience, but also a willingness to work with you (shouldn't be too hard but the first time around you always want to be a bit more cautious).

Having had PayPal shut down a business account for no viable reason (for over 6 months), I would be cautious.

I plan on having a management company, being extra cautious with tenant screening, and paying attention to the better neighborhoods by doing my research and working with locals (I do have a friend from Fitchburg).  

I recognize that mistakes are inevitable and risk is inherent in any investment, so as a beginner I'm trying to be extra cautious and take steps to minimize the impact of potential problems (while making sure to avoid "analysis paralysis").The other factor that I didn't mention is that my wife and I just had our first child in December, so we're still adjusting to everything that comes with along with having a new baby in our life, especially the impacts on sleep and free time.