The land trusts remove your name from public record for the "child" series, while the Agent Trust will remove your name from public record on the "parent" Series LLC - which makes this entity insanely difficult to "discover" from the outside.

Factor that in as wellI'd like to think we're capable, but would hate to dive in and find out I'm wrong lol - You need to make highly calculated moves and be financially stable enough with 6 months of carrying costs for you personally as well as the home you're financing to flip/rent/etc. 

Next go to your city's public records however you can access it and find property values.

For info, title, foreclosure attorney / trustee depending on state, public records, etc.

Ideally if you provide paperwork for review, and your financial situation doesn't change much from now until the time you're ready to refinance, you *should* get an accurate answer as to how much you can qualify for. 

Ive also chosen at times not to purchase it, but Im also in a financial position to be able to take care of the costs involved with fixing a title problem.

Yes/No - Do you have any criminal record?

A straight option, recorded, is what you need.

They'll want to see your financial situation, but also look at you as a professional. 

For the record, we are perfectly clean people.