Josh - A dear friend is the realtor who listed the place.  

Email was along the lines of "Dear _________, Attached is the offer we discussed over the phone.

Depending on your city/area you may have such data available from the local police department or the sheriff's department.

You mentioned "FDIC risks", bank ratings are classified, only regulators and a hand full of bankers really know what issues a bank may have, the Board of Directors, President, maybe the Executive Sr, Vice President, the compliance officer/folks and key department heads. 

- also look at small local banks or commercial lending departments. 

Depending on your city/area you may have such data available from the local police department or the sheriff's department.

The radio ads and facebook ads have told me that the real estate guru's are rolling through my town selling their $15,000 classes.  How else do I know this?  I have had about 10 rookies call me this week to ask me if ...

This area is not one that you can get away with slacking in that department

Dear BP's,I have a strong Buyer in need of inventory.We're closing on two now.

You can check with the police department about calls to the building or the area.