Here in Canada, the process is well defined and requests can be made though any police force (national - RCMP, Provincial - QPP, OPP, NF Constabulary, or local) or, in certain situations, though specificly designated agencies (those who perform digital fingerprint services, or those who can perform name-based checks)

Learn the areas and only invest in neighborhoods your comfortable in there are plenty of good areas in Oxnard and Port Hueneme just like there are several bad areas in ventura. 

You also might consider trying to simplify the interconnecting issues as much as possible for the lender to feel more comfortable when underwriting this loan.  

Regardless of what I had I felt more comfortable in the construction business.  

In both cases, lenders must qualify to become designated GSE lenders by demonstrating financial strength, underwriting expertise, loan servicing experience, and capacity to generate and handle meaningful loan origination volume.

Regardless of what I had I felt more comfortable in construction.  

In spite of what I had I felt more comfortable in construction.  

I designed my own software to do this that's based on the system I developed and use.  

Regardless of what I had I felt more comfortable with being in construction.  

(they are good prosepcts to mail to alone with expired listings, commercial property owners, folk in tax sales and for sale by owners.So,  you designed your mailing piece (with all the right words; all cash, as is, fast settlement etc.), you stuffed the envelopes, you licked stamps and sealed envelopes and you carry all that ready to mail stuff to the post office to be delivered to your targeted mailing list.NOW ----- you wait for a call........... and you wait...... and wait...... and now the phone rings!