Financial investigators, bankruptcy trustees, judgment creditors, etc., sometimes research**  the following kinds of records / databases as part of a low-cost asset search:

  • Real Estate Searches: Some government databases provide for free real property searches, like New York City’s Automated City Register System (“ACRIS”) at “http://www.nyc.gov/html/dof/html/jump/acris.shtml”.  ACRIS permits one to search