@John MillsCheck the county recorder tax records as this information should be public record. https://taxcollect.com/search/

It is very important for syndicators to have a proven track record. 

Another nice thing is that you both get an email for your records, and there is not gray area if rent is on time or late.

My plan is that whenever I decide to buy a place myself, I'd refinance the conventional loans into commercial loans so they are off my credit records.

Now, I never really looked in public records to see if the own it but they may or may not be telling me the truth.

The person who opened the door when we did a final walk through looked rough (I was told by seller's agent that he was the tenant brother only there while the tenant was traveling and watching the dog and the house).

We were able to travel to 17 countries over the course of 11 months.

The PSA gets signed, You are given any documentation that is needed (seller's disclosures, rent rolls, t-12, bank records, sched C's etc, inspection is done, any re-trading due to BIG discrepancies in what your D&D found and what the seller declared to you, wait for title to be done and the financing to be complete sign the closing paperwork and get the keys. 

The added benefit of this process is that you can also have your attorney sign the public records as "Nominee Trustee" before assigning yourself as the "Trustee" once the trust has been established.

Since you are affecting the mortgage by changing the loan amount, the modification would also be recorded.