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Every time we thought we had all the boxes checked, the city threw another curveball our way.One thing that eventually helped was getting in touch with someone directly in the zoning office.

I have comfort that their legal team checked off the necessary boxes. 

People here on this board seem to favor them a  lot, do  a search on this board and you will get good ideas

Good luck with the search!

To narrow down my search can you guys please suggest if I should focus more on Ohio or North Carolina? 

@Alexander F PollockYou may lose a tax benefit of a stepped up basis for capital gains purposes transerring interest away from her parents.Also consider conducting a judgment searches on all parties to the transaction to confirm there will be no title problems for would come up when the LLC sells in the future because you will not have title insurance to cover prior owner issues.

@Jonathan B.On a reverse mortgage no, but if it’s going to foreclosure then it’s typically because it’s upside down / under water or there is no heirs.You could call the attorney and ask if they will let you know what the opening bid or payoff is on the property or do a case search on the county website and see the complaint as that will typically tell you the amount.

You can go to a local title company to run a quick title search for about $200 or you can do it yourself if your county records are online.

I've been actively searching for and analyzing multifamily and single-family deals, making calls, and submitting offers.