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!

IRS website http://www.irs.gov/publications/p17/ch09.html in the how to divide expenses section says that " It may be reasonable to divide the cost of some items (for example, water) based on the number of people using them."

Check with your city officials if they will pick up debris.In my town they will haul away anything you can get to the edge of the public road ROW for free.

This will give you access to court cases such as judgments against an owner, but not information about the property itself.To look up records on the property itself, you can either visit the county clerk's office on the first floor of the Tulsa county courthouse, or you can subscribe to the Public Land Records Access (LRMIS).

Ask yourself if the house would be just as marketable to the general buying public in case for some reason they failed to close. 

Public records show it was in foreclosure late last year, and lis pendens removed early this year. 2003 shows a mortgage for $300,000.Until it was withdrawn, it was listed at $250,000 and it is poor shape.

Whichever way you decide to go, you have to make sure you have a Public Adjuster on your side, so they can be your advocate in getting the most from your claim, as well as a good restoration company that also does the rehab, so they can point out all the things needed to bring the property back to a habitable condition & the cost (the need for these ppl also applies, even if you're going to sell, since you'll need to know what the proceeds will be).

In terms of fees here is a short list:Park & Recreation, Public Facility Fee, Sewer Fee, Water Fee, School Fee, Affordable housing fee, drainage fee, fire fees, traffic fees. 

A CPA is a Certified Public Accountant, not public as in working for the general public as clients, but in giving public accounting requirements of corporate financial statements, it's a bit of overkill for a small RE investor.

Rental history is proprietary information, it's not public, so it's up to the discretion of the owners if they want to reveal it.