Craig,It appears you can get online access in Multnomah County, but an account setup fee might be required to see the scanned doc that are public record.https://multco.us/recording/research-online

@Jenifer Levini  I won't say more than that on a public forum. 

I have a question about closing costs...I've reached out to 4 lenders and secured pre-approvals with each to compare their rates, fees, etc.For a 25% down payment with 1 point on a $200,000 investment property, they're estimating closing costs between $7000 and $8000 (which includes prepaids, insurance, etc.). 

Since the equity is not helping you gain anything outside of security if you are comfortable with a little of risk on the property you could leverage to increase your income.

Your options are different if you buy it in your own name vs. an LLC.I like credit unions, because they are member owned (in comparison to private or publicly owned) and often have lower fees.

@Sergio Aguinaga There used to be books in the public library on “selling your house fsbo.”

I would now like to try to collect unpaid utility bills and damages from a tenant, but I do not know where to start.Here's where I stand...The tenant moved out on July 31 leaving unpaid utility bills and damages of $723.29 (in addition to his security deposit).

I agree with @Alina Trigub in that you should refrain from mentioning on a public forum how much money you have to invest. 

I’m considering placing Section-8 tenants as well and was wondering how the security deposit or additional pet/service fees are handled- tenant or agency?

It's worth around 309,900 but due to some bad luck (Carpet delivery had bad carpet so we had to wait again) we missed the window for back to school to list the house and it's been sitting on the market for a couple weeks with a ton of showings but no offers (Williamson County is one of the top public school districts in the country).