You need to make sure that you have all the endorsements that you want/need. 

There are opportunities for both flipping and buy & hold here, although the flips tend to be in the suburbs and the buy & holds tend to be in the city.I can also endorse the podcasts as treasure troves of value.

The assignment and endorsement is a function of sale.

Elliot EricksonBelow is the pricing for the first purchase transaction for a purchase price of $68,000.00 based upon the transaction being a cash transaction:Seller charges:Owner’s Policy - $1,525.00IL Policy Fee - $3.00ICPL (Seller) - $50.00Zoning Certification Processing Fee - $80.00Water Certification Processing Fee - $80.00Zoning Certification - $120.00Update Commitment Fee - $125.00City of Chicago Transfer Tax - $204.00State Transfer Tax - $68.00County Transfer Tax - $34.00Notarial Record Fee (If Applicable) - $25.00Notarial Record Filing Fee (If Applicable) - $5.00Recording of Release (If Applicable) - $54.00Payoff Processing Fee (If Applicable)- $40.00Proceeds wire fee (If Applicable) - $40.00Buyer charges:Closing Fee - $1,075.00ICPL (Buyer) - $25.00Recording of Deed - $54.00Recording of Power of Attorney (If Applicable) - $54.00 estimatedWire Fee (Per wire) - $40.00Document Administration Fee - $25.00Email Fee - $40.00Later Date Examination - $125.00City of Chicago Transfer Tax - $510.00Below is the pricing for the second purchase transaction for a purchase price of $75,000.00 with a loan/mortgage policy:Seller charges:Owner’s Policy - $1,525.00IL Policy Fee - $3.00ICPL (Seller) - $50.00Zoning Certification Processing Fee - $80.00Water Certification Processing Fee - $80.00Zoning Certification - $120.00Update Commitment Fee - $125.00City of Chicago Transfer Tax - $225.00State Transfer Tax - $75.00County Transfer Tax - $37.50Notarial Record Fee (If Applicable) - $25.00Notarial Record Filing Fee (If Applicable) - $5.00Recording of Release (If Applicable) - $54.00Payoff Processing Fee (If Applicable)- $40.00Proceeds wire fee (If Applicable) - $40.00Buyer charges:Loan Policy - $500.00Closing Fee - $1,075.00ICPL (Buyer) - $25.00ICPL (Lender) - $25.00IL Policy Fee - $3.00Chain of Title - $125.00Predatory Lending Certificate - $150.00Recording of Deed - $54.00Recording of Mortgage - $86.00Recording of Power of Attorney (If Applicable) - $54.00 estimatedRecording of Assignment of Mortgage (If Applicable) - $54.00Wire Fee (Per wire) - $40.00Document Administration Fee - $25.00Email Fee - $40.00Later Date Examination - $125.00City of Chicago Transfer Tax - $562.50Endorsements - $175.00 per endorsement

Get the checks out of the locked filed cabinet, endorse, mobile deposit, done!

Not a solicitation or endorsement.  

The only "original" you actually need is the Note and all endorsements to the note.  

They do not handle endorsements, that is the Seller's job.  

I have the copy of the City Register and Endorsement page.

@Joshua Dorkin There are a lot of links I don't and won't share...a lot of sites I won't "Like", because I'm very careful what I endorse.