If they don't have a website (big yellow flag)/ social media accounts (small yellow flag) and a consistent presence (small yellow flag) then be more diligent, and ask for referrals. 

It is stated therein that the use of a functional or equivalency test to classify property (1) as inherently permanent when it is not itself physically attached to the land, or (2) as a structural component when it is not an integral part of (and therefore a permanent part of) a building, is no longer the criteria to be used to classify property.

I personally recommend searching around BP (& Facebook/Instagram/LinkedIn if you are on social media) for RE investors in some of those markets that you are very interested in as specific as you can find and sending them a direct message simply looking to connect.

If not--and you were looking to continue to be a connector for folks on social media, etc.

They have already given you a glimpse into their integrity (or lack thereof). 

We pull raw data and run call / text campaigns, also do a lot of social media ads, they have been expensive and producing lower quality results recently than earlier in the year so we put them on pause to adjust the campaigns.

@LaDonna Davidson,To my knowledge (not a lawyer)-- who you associate with isn't a protected class, and we ALWAYS check social media for clues to see what that person is like-- who they hang out with, what they find funny, what they support, etc.   

I have never been a big 'tech' guy, not because I can't do it, but just because I'm resistant to the whole social media thing.

Manage a 4 unit commercial plaza, one tenant is franchise and the sign is very professional, the other tenant has a large window decal that looks professional too, the other tenant however has tinted out the windows so dark you can't see inside and used these window markers to write their social medias on there which looks awful tbh they do have a small window decal on the door but you can barely see it from a distance.

You can’t beieve the media anymore.