Do it official with your attorney and proper notice served.

The title company should provide this on an official document with their letter head and the amount transferred.

Straight off the MLS vs off-market, finding a seller on your own before it's officially for sale.The MLS is the multiple listing service, where an agent/broker/realtor has been retained by a seller. 

I am VERY new to the game (just officially licensed yesterday) but I have been reading a lot on BP since I started the RE journey 8-9 months ago.

Okay, let’s say I submit official offers to the listing agents at the price that works from my calculations. 

There is some type of official paperwork that you file with your city/county that when the buyer tries to close on the property with the seller, your contract shows up as part of the chain of title.

The official move won't happen until August, but we are leaning towards Charlotte and the surrounding areas.

You'd refinance after a few years of owning it (as long as you have a pay history - which will look more official with a servicer) and take her out with that refi money.

Our multistate substantial operations and investments in property and ongoing build operations have all of our real estate investments easily auditable by the authorities because they are recorded with the government in every State and County we do business in listed above- along with the title insurance companies and attorneys doing the official registered closings.

Have you checked the public county records to see what the property is listed as officially?