Also what other avenues are available to my getting access to to MLS listings without going through MAR/NAR?

I need $260,000 to to purchase more duplexes etc. 

I was thinking to to work with the seller and get the properties under contract and then wholesale them.  

You can certainly go to                 to the Land Records and look things up yourself but you are asking for trouble if you think                   you can digest what it all means.

Thank you for the great advice Scott Trench I look forward to to learning more.

thanks for the encouraging words and we will both excel in doing what we were planed to to do.

Hey Jon great asking questions on here, remember the only STUPID questions are the ones never asked..The cash out refi programs are leveraging 70-75% of the appraised value so when you are finished with rehabyou will open it back up with title to have the property refinanced with a lender at which time you will pay between 400-700 dollars for a 3rd party non affiliated appraisal company to appraise your property (always run tight comps, if the house is brick and 2 story then find other houses that are the same in the same area that have sold within 6 months if you dont have access to good comps ask 3 different realtors to run CMAs on your property and get the avg and multiply that average by 90%)once your property is appraised you will go to close with the adjusted amount from lender to meet the qualifying coveragefor instanceyou are ALL IN for 120k (also include all carry and closing costs) and you find a lender that will cash out refinance (or not cash out different states have different % lending stipulations) at 75% LTV your property gets APPRAISED at 150k that means the lender will lend you 75% of that number which is 113kso you will NEED to to come out of pocket to finance the difference of 113k and 120k plus closing costs in orderto keep the property. 

@Damaris Conrad yes, sounds like a "subject to" to me.

But my current focus is on wholesaling & rehabbing locally, in Rhode Island and southeast Massachusetts.My goals are to to be debt free in 5 yrs; own 10-12 single family rentals in 10 yrs; working solely "on the business", not "in the business" in 5 yrs; leave a legacy for my children & grandchildren in 7-10 yrs; and support my church & my community with 15-20% of my income in 7-10 yrs.My background in real estate is grounded primarily in and with a national network team of investors where we are always learning and sharing.

You can ask the seller to to pay for these.