Is the PM an individual that works for a larger organization or their own independent business (eg like a realtor who works with a group of people at an office)? 

They have utilized a number of financing approaches including: Minnesota Housing Finance Agency Tax Credits, Conventional, Grants through Duluth Economic Development Authority (DEDA), Duluth Housing & Redevelopment Authority (HRA) Assistance.Sharon Brown with Duluth's Life Safety office is a great resource as well when dealing with blighted properties.

They provide great education on how to properly buy and manage rent property and they have a huge physical office in your backyard.

Unless your agent is affiliated with a small Firm or works in the same local office as the listing agent, the odds of them knowing each other and having already shared info about either party with each other are pretty slim.

Sales or leasing offices, however, are eligible for verification.I've listened to a few podcasts and heard other real estate investors mention being registered with Google so I'm wondering how they are getting around this.

Instead of acting quickly, he went into the office on Monday to make cold calls, not realizing how important those extra 24 hours could be.By the time he arrived for his appointment on Tuesday, the seller had already signed a contract with another investor on Monday.

I would trust the law office I use to research the title and provide the insurance to protect me.

I had a state corrections officer as a tenant who paid 2-3 weeks late virtually every month for over 3 years.

You could then track down the owner with a little investigation at the county records office or online.

It doesn't take much to get a lender license a lot of these loan officers are complete idiots.