We created that modern, lofty feel in a burned out old multi.  

The owner is old timer kind of guy and I can tell he is starting to get burned out.

I would consider talking to a structural engineer. 

Sadly getting burned a little always helps you on the next flip! 

A guest fell in the fire pit and was badly burned incurring $265,000 in damages.

I work as an engineer with a stable salary and I am planning to finance my first four deals with conventional bank loans. 

I could go on however I'm typically a bit burned out after a heavy rehab project is completed and sold. 

So, you still have to manually reverse engineer ownership, title and equity before skip tracing those with ownership or secured creditor positions. 

First some quick background about myself:I'm a 25 year old mechanical engineer in Southern Arizona with little debt ($5K in school loans - making minimum payment, very low interest rate).

I'm thinking it's that road but then again...This property has also had interior/exterior cracks determined by an engineer to be of minor issue and can be fixed by a qualified "masonary"/contractor.What I don't get is that if this was sold off, how in the world can there be an easement if the original owner of the land(s) sold the lots.