Spend the time and money to investigate the areas you are considering and get going on the purchase sooner than later.

After more investigation turns out it was 540k.

But, the investigators with Smart Money couldn't find any records of them.

If you are good at finding leads and doing research, it may be a viable route.Though, you probably want to investigate this a little further as it pertains to your area.

Thanks Rick, it dumbfounded me how a closing attorney/title agent would insure a title gained by AP without investigating it.

Usually people get in trouble (and come her on BP to get feedback) trying to use wacky ideas of how to circumvent the OO period to just buy property cheaper.It doesn't sound like that is your intent, but unfortunately others doing that gives the process a bad name and are the reason there are mortgage fraud investigations in the first place.

Be sure to check with the licensing authority (DOS in New York) and investigate all court cases that involve the property manager and the principal broker.

You might investigate a small business loan, they have some government subsidies in many cases that can lower your interest rate.

Your spouse doesn't have to know about it or participate in the process.Whether or not he WILL find out depends on how good his divorce attorney and personal investigators are.Rick

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