Depending on your equity, it might be worth investigating.

These are hot areas that the IRS is keen to investigate.

Start by contacting any family or friends they may have in the area, check social media, and even hire a private investigator if you have to.  

That works very well for eye-ball a property to determine if it's worth investigating further or if I should pass.

Wholesalers find deals by (1) direct mail (2) phone solicitation (3) capture pages and funnels utilizing SEO optimization, (4) Adwords (5) high profile on social and networking sites (6) lists created by “drive by” and follow up through paid investigation (7) paid search engine marketing (8) robo dialing (9) text blasts (10) paid referrals.

I will make sure to check out the links and further investigate going Pro! 

Interesting...it almost looks to be sagging, but that is usually caused by moisture or a structural issue...but there is no apparent water damage...It could be faulty material or the contractor didn't use the correct installation process...the other consideration would be climate...expansion and contraction that causes the drywall/mud to crack over time...IF it is sagging, there needs to be some more investigation...the contractor will drop the ceiling back to the next rafter and poke around to find the cause...that is an open-ended repair...you can get a cost for the investigation, but no the repair.A final thought would be that if it's just cracking and there is no sag, install crown molding... 

Admittedly, we haven't investigated all of the local banks in our area to know what financing options are available.

Hire a private investigator to go around finding past clients asking how to find him and explaining your situation.It will destroy any positive word of mouth/referalls and hit him hard where it counts.

I ask because I keep a comparison chart of real estate crowdfunding investments, and I’m constantly on the lookout for new and innovative platforms that I haven’t investigated yet.