Sheriffs auctions are not publicized like foreclosure auctions, so there was only 2 other bidders.

Brokers are supposed to verify these, but I think in many cases "verification" is satisfied when they source the public record and again, subject to the same sorts of inconsistent and non-standardized methods. 

It’s a small public lake that has a swimming area and you can rent small boats and water bikes, lake trail to walk around, skate park, and dog park.

One of the properties I’ve been analyzing has potential to be cashflowing once getting the permit as the zone is not SFR as I got into the city public records online already.I will double check going to the city anyway as this is the first time doing these.

Thank you @Nancy Bachety for providing publicly available information.  

When conducting title searches online, these companies are accessing the local courthouse records and offering them to the public. 

Here are a couple links to IRS information on the topics.https://www.irs.gov/publications/p598https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-tege/eotopicn86.pdf

You need to go to the old phone directories and criss cross directories down at the public library downtown.  

They do not add much additional cost and zero additional time but big ROI on utilities and resale.ComEd looks like it’s for low income and public buildings only not private sector.

After his threats bordered infringing on my personal safety, I searched public court records and found that he has declared bankruptcy twice (this building was rented when I purchased it and the tenants came with it, with very little record of what dd was run on them) and the tenant constantly threatens to withhold rent for minuscule inconveniences.