So personally, though I understand there are overhead costs and risks associated with the job I personally believe some of these contractors are taking advantage of people who may be uninformed or scared about the findings in their report.All that being said, I can certainly appreciate that there is still hard work involved, I just think this tipic is worth discussing and that there should be more public education on the topic.

No because they'll feel like you invaded their privacy most people don't know the extent of publicly available information.

Your question talks about finding them -Most townships or counties have public records you can search -try searching public records for mortgages and any mortgage aren’t  banks are most likely private lenders.

Then you have a Property Management LLC that is the public facing, property managing, lease signing, contractor hiring, etc. entity - this entity holds no assets, has only minimal operational capital and a property management contractor with the holding entity.

Licensed contractor in 3 states wanting to stop dealing with public clients and buy and flip my own properties.

You can look up the tax on anything you need to as it is either public info or will be listed on the MLS if it’s for sale.The main point to understand is the different type of loan you will need when you go over 4 units.

Pre forclosure means that the owner is going through the foreclosure process with their lender, they may manage to pull it out, the lender is required to publicize that it is happening.

Where I am, a variance requires a public hearing and a vote by the zoning board.

Something like this in my county would need a public review in the township it would be built in and as of late, there has been strong opposition for projects like this.

The lake has many restrictions and it is not open to public.