All I can say is that I went to public school.

Are you aware of any good publications that can help me figure out how to run a real estate syndication more efficiently?

He ended up searching public records to find a reference to it being a tri-plex before the zoning laws came in to play.. from there he was able to get a certificate of legal non-conforming use.

This is the type of question I wish I could answer honestly but then I remember this is a public forum. 

I took on a couple of short term contracts (I was doing investor relations for publicly traded companies) to carry me through, then focused on learning everything I possibly could about real estate investing.

In some states the data goes into public records.

I tend to think this was timed before the Olympics and executed right after with Russia having it's days in the sun of higher public opinion.The next move while chasing out the old leaders was to rally the Russian sympathizers to unite, which they have, that was a known outcome, that the people in Crimea would support Putin.Then, the Ukrainian new government makes a ploy as to request troops come in, Crimea requests assistance and begins actions to secede from Ukraine.

This link breaks down the jist of it. http://www.forbes.com/sites/ryanblair/2012/06/26/5-steps-of-compartmentalization/ And yes - If you can find a good one, VAs are great for the tedious, monotonous tasks like dealing with spreadsheets, digging the public record, ect.

Intuit is publicly held.

Use Your License to Your AdvantageOne of the best things I have ever learned as an agent who wholesales, is that the public LOVES you!