This asset class was not able to be financed with SBA loans until late 2010, so that would indicate that the federal government started recognizing it as a business and not just a passive real estate play. 

Zillow recognizes multi families as "apartments" in house type.For Trulia:You have to search in your zip code or neighborhood or what have you, and when you get to the search results page, just click more filters (along the top where the search filters are at).Then under Property Type, change it from the pre-selected to multi-family home.I believe Trulia is a little bit more judicious when it comes to separating properties by type so you should only find 2-4 units with the multi-family home option picked out.

People don't recognize that there are many ways to invest in RE and not every area can support every option. 

And you don't recognize these are FACTS:More than 84 percent of the subprime mortgages in 2006 were issued by private lending institutions.

If you don't know it and you throw around numbers, you will only ruin your own credibility and limit your own ability to recognize a good wholesale deal when you see one.

Some other folks may have ideas, but they do not recognize your title as Debtor's Court being Bankruptcy dealings.  

The capitalized leases would be in addition to the real estate already recorded.â€If these rules are instituted, the results would not reflect the true economic model of a tenant-landlord relationship, Sebik says. “It would also potentially be double-counting the same value,†he said. “With the financing model, every lease would be treated as if [the landlord] sold the rights to use that portion of the mall, and the only income recognized would be financing income.

I went over to look at it and recognized it immediately.

Owner also recognizes this isn't his business and wants me to handle it which is fine, so the best option for me would be if the tenants don't cooperate, than to call up an eviction attorney start the process etc..

I barely recognize you!