That's not to say you can find deals on the MLS or these other public websites when buying a property.

I work in communications / public relations (corporate), and I'm wondering what positions, skills or experiences people may think are great to gain while working for corporate.

do I try and look up the owner through public records on the MLS?

Most counties also have legal publications (newspaper or online) where they publish notice of defaults, foreclosure dates, etc.

My question is where can I get their property code book or rules for violations so that I maybe versed and fix things before inspection and if they should try and tell me otherwise I would have the local code enforcement booklet which should be made available to the public and landlords if your holding me responsible to standards.

I made lists from the public record websites of all the owners who had bought or sold property zoned multifamily in the past 15 years in our target areas.

Nice to see another fellow public servant trying to make it happen.

I sent the owner a message and yesterday, got a reply from someone in London claiming to be the agent with exclusive selling rights to the property, I've checked the public records for the property and there are no violations that would justify such a huge price cut.Below is a copy/paste of the email Hi, My name is Vera Drost from London / United Kingdom, I am a real estate agent and I have international activity for the EKO Immo Company.

Some counties provide public access to title records for free as well.

We are supposed to have some "unfair advantage" against the unsuspecting public.