You can either use a internet web company or a lawyer but you should use an experienced CPA to get their advice on what you should do ior tax purpose and you know why you are doing that.  

Did not schedule the seasonal HVAC inspection and burned out an A/C unit because of the cotton from the cottonwood trees had plastered the external unit.I easily get sidetracked in spreadsheet dreams and deal analysis trying to justify that a deal 'could work' rather than moving on.Not analyzing enough dealsI could always find a justification for lack of actionInstalling the carpet before painting.Not asking for creative financing.Not building relationships before a deal is available.Not asking for help Not listening to the podcasts

I've always had an insane drive and work ethic and I can't understand how anybody wouldn't want to be an entrepreneur.I'm particularly interested in doing real estate full time, I'm mainly interested in buying multi-family real estate, but I'd like to flip a few houses first in order to build my track record.I've done a lot of online marketing and I have experience in google advertising, facebook advertising, bing advertising, SEO (a little bit), email marketing, web design, and more.

Hi @Derrick Camber, I had looked at the PPR web site a bit earlier.  

Yes, we went to a Real Estate Seminar for 3 full days this last weekend and are also reading a lot more and web surfing for advice and and podcasts and youtube.

Hopefully that correction isn't flushed further due to external/foreign events (like Deutche Bank or the host of EU countries drowning in debt).

While the web site is a nice go-to for information, there isn't anything better served than speaking with municipality officials.

Concerning vacant  and/or abandoned properties, you will need to go through the respective county tax/appraisal web site to determine the owner.  

As you aready mentioned, TN also does not have a state income tax so I suspect there is no consequence but I believe Illinois is a state income tax state and there probably would be consequences of needing to file.I have property in Maryland that has a state income tx and they require filing that I do every year.Have you tried to go to the state web sites to investigate further?

@Matt Mitchell, With a quick web search in the state of interest, you can find useful bank information such as total assets, loans, deposits and capital.