I have access to the full deed database online in my county. 

However, I still expect average occupancy rate of 80 - 90% is very much possible.On average as an investor, I would expect to earn between 8 - 12% ROI, if you are doing everything right.All the best!

I'm looking to start going to a few options and luckily my state has all deeds, liens, etc listed online. 

The next door neighbors (it's a multi-family unit) are also very nosy and in close proximity.The comp down the street sold at around what we are asking, but it took 90 days or so.I calculated the cost of money, utilities, taxes, etc, plus the loss of potential earnings on not recouping the money, at around $4K a month.

The end game is what's in question here.I'm thinking we take a flat cut off our earnings, but the majority goes back into the business

We have a long term goal of earning enough passively to eventually retire and being able to live comfortably on that income.

I would make the payments directly to the mortgage company and would either have the statements mailed to me or see what I would need to do to get online access to review the account.In looking online, I see a few other strategies such as deeding the property to a land trust where the buyer would be the beneficiary and some people discussing the transaction with the bank and being open about it. 

The important comparison to make is what you would earn with the after-tax money from the sale. 

They could have stockpiled the cash from a legal business and just not reported it, making the tax evasion, rather than the earning of money, the only potential crime.

I am now 25 years old and very smart responsible financially. have a savings plan in place and have been contributing 20%-25% of all income earned for the last several years .