The sale includes the seller's company website, company social media accounts, company for rent signs, and a small amount of construction equipment used for maintenance. 

As a social worker in my day job, I don't see how any neighborhood can be so bad as to you not being able to drive through it.

What’s the best (and quickest) source for doing a credit/criminal/eviction background check on someone without a social security number.

It also depends how deep are you in the foreign investor pool (foreigner with or without greencard, visa, social, bank account etc.)Generally speaking if you got a decent down payment then you can definitely secure a property and a good rate.Feel free to reach out if you have any other questions.

I used to do social engineering tests for a computer security company.

This is a HUGE issue in our country, politically, socially, economically.

I'd start by engaging an attorney (specifically, a litigator) to explore your options for a civil lawsuit.We have an awesome litigation attorney in Atlanta.

Is this outdated advice from 2005 before social media and email was so prevalent?

If the owner(s) are local and you have had no luck reaching them by phone or social media, knock on their door. 

@Wayne Brooks  bob Diamond and a few others are hitting it hard on social media..