If the Zestimate were accurate, it would mean the chief of the biggest name in real estate and the recent co-author of a book about “The New Rules Of Real Estate” would have sold his home for 40 percent less than the Zestimate of $1.75 million shown on its property page a day later.

Do i need specific authorization to see their records?

I highly recommend visiting the Buffett authors at Dairy Queen, going to Yellow Brkrs & Whitney Tilson’s party or similar.

Being new to this myself I don’t have the same authority to give advice as others do here, but for me I found the cheapest foreclosure that was structurally sound in a DECENT, not bad neighborhood, and budgeted high for anything that could go wrong.

You may find this interesting @Ed Moran, I was listening to John Schaub on YouTube this weekend (author of Building Wealth One House at a Time") and he mentioned that a cardinal rule is properties MUST cash flow from day one.

the partnership owns the property  and the GP has the authority to bind for the partners and further the project.. unless its a TIC there is no collateral for you to get a refi on.. 

In 2006 other entities like LLC were authorized to act as trustee.

The author bought property in Hawaii when it was transitioning from a rural island to some of the most valuable real estate in the Country. 

Normally people are looking for some kind of value - when you add value to them, they respond better because they believe they can understand you better and since you shared knowledge you're considered an authority.

You can also check with your local housing authority to get a checklist of items needed to pass their Sec 8 inspection--that normally will also pass your local habitability inspection.