Not sure where you'll be doing your research but here are things you'll likely need access to...Land records ... to determine ownership, open mortgages, other encumbrancesCourt records ... for judgments, pending litigation, BKTax records ... real property taxes are liensLocal violations, liens, water may factor as wellAnd you often don't just click a few buttons and get results... usually you have to review docs and piece things togetherGood luck.

January 1 - I checked my invoice provided by the apartment (as I did the previous 11 months) and THEY had prorated my rent and water bill to January 15 rather than for the entire month at which point It seemed clear that they agreed with me moving out "early".

I'm wondering if anyone knows what city fees, permits, and taxes (school, water, fire) will be applied to the development.

The house had a major drainage problem under the house where water would stand for long periods of time. ( it was not disclosed to me)The house had been in a fire prior to him selling it to me. ( this was not disclosed either)The seller was super willing to finance it to me at a price that was double what it was worth even if it it didn't have the issues.

Sunriver is a great area for Vacation Rental properties, as is the Oregon Water Wonderland 2 subdivision.

Older buildings what will kill you is underestimaing essential capital expenditures like roof, heating systems etc.

Someone once tried to tell us the "McDonald's pay stub system is down, that's why he couldn't provide a pay stub."   

Well...if you are interested in a judicial foreclosure, you may have to wait six months if the owner files an intent to redeem before you can evict.The reason judicial foreclosures were the norm for a while had to do with MERS (Mortgage Electronic Registration System).

Ask for 12 months of proof of rent payments "on time". 12 months of phone bill payments, 12 months of water bill payments, 12 months of electric payments, tuition payments on time, auto insurance payments, etc.

I would just work on a referral system with a PM company...that way you can focus on actually finding good quality deals and making sure the repairs are done right.