and knee deep in the mindset change that comes from the gateway drug that are the Kiyosaki books and Think and Grow Rich, and stuff online like BP.

You can look it up online. 

You can also check their reviews online at Google, Facebook, or Yelp.

You'll find a wealth of ideas.Attend a local REIA, post it on the BP marketplace, raise money from friends and family, take out a HELOC on your primary, find a local hard money lender, crowd fund it online...the list goes on...

check if they allow access to the property. sometimes they sell it as :OCCUPIED" and provide no viewings and  no inspection contingency.

You could name yourself or your spouse as the Registered Agent, however I heard that you need to be accessible between the hours of 8am-4pm.

7.Has the property been sent out to lists, marketed online, etc.8.Is the property or has the property been listed recently?

You're going to find those on public records when you look online, perhaps in the records of the houses with the high grass.

It can be access to low/no interest credit cards, a HELOC, a personal loan to yourself from a 401(k), a wealthy relative, etc.

Are you a licensed DC Realtor with MLS access?