I also call the local court system to see if anything is flagged on file. 

Hi all, I have an office in a building where it will go on sale once the owner passes.

That deal is in a fairly tough area, but I think they got it at a good price, and if anyone can make it work, probably Rise48 is a great operator to take that one on.   

@Dan Kim - There is guy that does education/tutorials on developing business credit.

Good on you for recognizing the minuses in this situation.

The truth is, the dream is available for everyone if they just ignore the idiots and focus on their goals.

I have been told that it takes two years on the waiting list to get a Section 8 voucher.

You can google “your state” and “Hard money lenders” and read up on them,  many will put their requirements on their websites. 

I've only dealt with residential at this point but am looking into self storage and on my search for commercial I stumbled upon a car dealership property where the owner is moving out of state and motivated to sell the property.

I heard advertising for GROUNDFLOOR on the BiggerPockets podcast and was intrigued.