Those three, let's say identical buildings could have vastly different NOI's. 

You must first have knowledge, a plan, a business plan, a identity and somewhere along the way either at the beginning or sometime later create the entity that fits your individual need and end result.

What's key is that the data is close but not identical to the recorder's general index.

I would like to secure small scale loans for acquiring properties through a purchase money mortgage, but don't have the understanding on how to provide security to an investor...For example:Duplex purchased: $100,000Investor funded: $25,000 ($15k down/ $10k repairs and holding costs)Seller Carry: $75kI would offer 10% on a short-term note (2-3 yrs.) with interest only payments and principal due at maturity.

In an identical future case, this could establish the presence of the appliances before and their absence after a tenant moves out.I'm in agreement with other posters here... go after the ex-tenant in civil court (yeah, theft is a crime... yeah, it sounds like your cops are lazy... it could be worse) but as others have pointed out it's much easier to obtain a judgement in civil court. 

I thought Tenant Cloud was $9 a month with $2 to verify identity?

As to meetings with other "investors" who are more of operators than investors, what you're hearing might be good or bad, folks do things wrong for years and that is what they pass on, they never knew any better and you'll just continue the same old problem.There are many older adults who lack maturity, many more lack business maturity, learn things right the first time and you'll mature into a more successful person. 

I have loans that have matured only to find they are in default and borrower not paying.

After the Balloon/Term (typically 5 years or so), the loan will mature, and you'll have to renew with your incumbent lender, or refinance somewhere else.It's usually cheaper to renew it with the current lender since often times, some of the due diligence items (appraisal, etc.) are waived, and are therefore not a closing expense.

I like them in standard letter size (not in legal size) and the carbon copy makes it really easy to fill them out quickly and have identical copies with signatures for you and the tenants.The main advanatage is in their popularity.