Not knowing how the other locations were performing they could have filed BK and we would have received long drawn out payments or possibly nothing at all.What I like about strip centers is the low per sq ft rents if you buy right.

If we give the tenant the First Right of refusal, does the tenant has the right to file a legal notice with the local courthouse, just like a "memoranodan" maybe?

The bank files foreclosure and all these websites scrape up the info from public records, or if desperate, might buy a list directly from the bank. 

I keep a paper-free office because I don't have the luxury of a file cabinet ( the Twins would have taken it apart ).  

Liens have to be filed and are usually pubic record.

State laws vary, but at the very least, you can always file a small claims case against the contractor.  

The city files a legal case to transfer the property from the owner to a non-profit, which auctions the property.  

The paper just notifying us but nothing to file) and we were told to expect a 1099-c this year.  

Tell Lars that Chris Mason sent you.http://larsghanssoncpa.com/ When his office and mine get conspiratorial with the goal of boosing purchasing power of a self employed person a tax filing or two out because someone's purchasing power is artificially constrained by stupid mortgage guidelines, amazing things happen.

You can put each property into its own LLC without the additional expense of filing with the state each time.