Question: Do you ever use a Non-Disclosure/Non-Compete Agreement when dealing with preliminary information about a property?

-  Do the service settlement companies offer special services to real estate agents (hopefully for free) like preliminary title reports, neighborhood lists, lists of homeowners in potential financial distress?

If the appraisal is good, once the title search comes back and the underwriter is finished asking a million questions, you'll potentially get a preliminary loan commitment.

My current job will give me $450k to help buy a house locally if I agree to stay here 10 years.I realize that I don't want to buy a home here because I can do so much more with that money and make it work for me rather than being chained here with a mortgage.I'm looking at areas to invest for cash flow and these are the preliminary cities I'm looking at.  

The seller asked the bank, which was Landmark CU, if they would accept our offer and after they said yes verbally, I sent them my OTP and a preliminary HUD which our title company prepared.

If you want to do some preliminary comps, you can use Zillow and use the "recently sold" feature. 

Get a preliminary Title Report and obtain the Bankruptcy judgment)  However, if the Lady who declared bankruptcy does still own it then recording a Quit Claim deed from her to you will in fact make you the new owner of the property -at least until and unless Wells Fargo (or another lien holder) chooses to foreclose. 

Was the insured Seller Fannie Mae on the preliminary title report?

I would pay for a preliminary title report to ensure the lien position and to make sure no other liens or judgments populate.   

Would be happy to review the deal with you - please shoot me an email with some preliminary details.