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Aloha Joshua,  I deal with clouded/messy titles often and it's not my first choice as its froth with a lot of time, costs and risks. 

Here is an example of what it costs you to avoid professional advice.

For me, if I make $1500 net per month on a free and clear property I would make $18,000 / year.  

If you've been in a similar situation, feel free to file a complaint with the FTC.

Some may have very small thresholds for repair holdbacks on purchases but this is typically limited to make ready items not to exceed $2,500 in costs to cure.

Whether you spend time networking, reading books, watching videos or connecting on bigger pockets or if you spend cash hiring a mentor, maybe partnering up with or doing free intern work for a real estate investor; whichever route you decide to go investing in yourself is one of the best investments you can make. 

Rentrange costs the manager to run each report, so as long as you do not abuse it or send the PM 30 properties I would help you.