Public records will show when the owner received the pre-foreclosure notice.  

Steven,My understanding is that the SEC will not be involved unless it is a "public offering".  

Thanks Chris,I am not a pro at this and the thing that trouble me is , when you know that  you have contact with the city about this property and the last thing in the< public report> is that it< failed >, then Before you sell you don't bother to make clear those things with the city so that it don't hinder your sale?.

Public service announcement: if you are going to be a Landlord, learn how to be a Landlord now, not when the proverbial feces hits the rotating oscillator.

Public data is typically easy to access online so even FSBO's can be researched if that is a factor in your area.

Yup at Chris mentioned you will not get your answer on BP... or any other public forum.simply waltz into the city or county planning department have them pull up the parcel and see what its zoned.. they usually have hand outs that delineate the process.

Canary In The Coal Mine: Unfunded Liabilities Have Turned Illinois Into A "Banana Republic"The state is buried debt, and hasn’t passed a budget in over 700 days. 100% of their monthly revenue is being consumed by court ordered payments, and the Illinois Department of Transportation has revealed that they may not be able to pay contractors (who are working on over 700 infrastructure projects) after July 1st if the state doesn’t pass a budget.

If your last name is "Jones," your trust can still be called the "Smith" Living Trust, and you can do this right at closing, meaning that "Jones" never appears in public records at all (a trick celebrities use, or so I hear, after paying a lawyer a zillion dollars in fees to learn about it...).

Anything under 20 units I normally just buy solo, anything above that, or if I'm just paced out due to volume, I normally partner with people in the area I personally know, or make a public offering.

Here is an overview of accessibility design -- or "universal design" (design of things that can be both accessible and usable by most).https://www.humancentereddesign.org/resources/universal-design-housingMore specific guidelines -https://www.huduser.gov/publications/pdf/remodel.pdfStephanie