Come to find out that there is no recording of the deed with the county when I refinanced it in 2011.

Get with your CPA to see that you are on the right path in keeping records, doing it properly and avoiding tax fraud. 

If you add to a lets say 100 years old building, your new building will be years old in the county records. 

If you're not in a community property state, a community property agreement should be a pretty simple thing to get recorded in your counties. 

I think you have to cultivate a track record of closing first, then network to everyone you know with a short concise elevator pitch of what you're looking for and how quickly you can close.

Elon Musk is on record stating Tesla almost went bankrupt numerous times.

I'm looking up phone numbers on WhitePages Premium and you only get 200 people per month on the plan so I'm trying to use the plan efficiently to where I'm only cold calling one resident per address that I search.On most of the tax records, multiple people are usually listed (usually a husband and wife). 

JamesI check title records for cash acquisitions in my target area.

If you’ve got the time to drive neighborhoods, research tax records and talk to people then start there.

In case of a property or liability claim, it goes in their records, not yours2.