Generally a "local" lender may just have more restrictions and even though they know the area, that's really what a great realtor and PM should be able to inform you on.

Assuming all of the information you provided is in line.i.e.

Reach out to professionals for informational interviews; many share their experiences and advice.Everyone starts somewhere, and it’s normal to feel lost at first.

However, even up until the day before closing I was  never informed whether the title was Actually marketable or how and IF the liens would be paid off from the proceeds of the sale.        

The information contained in this post is not to be relied upon.

They were agreeable...nothing lost on either side as long as both sides are aware and informed.

Welcome to the community and be ready for a huge amount of information at your finger tips.

Now that I have more information of this, I realized this is what I really want.

If you own a business even if it's a pass through LLC for your real estate you have to file a BOI Report by the end of this year.BOI stands for Benefit ownership information. 

Even something as simple as utilizing ChatGPT to speed up certain processes such as asking for generalized information on a market's demographics and immigration patterns can be useful and save a lot of time.