I check for death certificates and then check the property appraiser website to see if they owned any property.

Once you have your final lead inspection and get lead certificates, the lead inspector will also provide you with documentation which shows the cost of the deleading.

In certain border line flood plain areas, they may need an elevation certificate to determine if flood ins is required.

You could write a letter confirming the verbal agreement you have with him - send it with certificate of mailing to show when it was mailed.Also, what does your lease say?

@Brian S- File a Certificate of Assumed Business Name with the Secretary of State.

By the way this is all assuming the numbers make sense, the hoa is up to date paid the 3rd party, etc. also, I know all of this has to be done with the help of an attorney which I have but I love to hear from first hand experience and knowledge.If you purchase the rights granted via the Certificate of Title from the HOA lien holder who now has an interest in title you will still have to merge the interests of the borrower and the first lien mortgage.

I'm looking into getting a certification program, but before going down that road and spending money I wanted to get some advice.Right now I want to learn about real estate investing- using other peoples money at a company.

I saw that your post was from May, am wondering if you've had success in replicating their strategy or successful in getting a refund per the guarantee certificate?

I think of an escrow fee as money the closing agent (escrow company) puts in their pocket for services they render, such as, the 50/50 escrow fee you mention, plus demand fee, wire fee, grant deed fee, trust certification fee, loan tie-in fee, etc...all the fees paid to escrow that one typically sees on a hud-1.

If you think they're expensive, compare the price to a single course at a university or any sort of computer certification course.Jon