Even you know i bet you can find out the name of the company from my other post.

google your county's name for the Property Appraisers office.Most counties now have these records online.

I did do a register of deed search on line and found the original mortgage, two others from the same bank, one from another bank plus a mechanic lien all against the same property.

If you do not want to join an agency for credit/background, and pay their fees, there are a few do it yourself ways to get some information--You can require the applicant provide you with their free credit report which they can obtain online--(you would have to know how to read and assess it), also you can go online for public records checks to see about evictions, and criminal public records. and thirdly, the landlord name & reference they provide to you, you can go to your county tax records online, put in the address or parcel # to see if the name on the property address really is the landlord, or just a friend that they have asked to pretend to be the landlord --that happens alot.

Imho, start small (easily done in Iowa - bet you could find a house cheaper than a used car) and definitely go cashflow with this.

I should ask the government for a bailout because I made a bad bet and lost :roll:

Hey Dan,The system that I use is an online service.

I'll bet our founding fathers are spinning in their graves!

Tom,I imagine thats what they are betting on to "stimulate the economy".

Either I suck or the old addage always bet on black doesnt always work.