You could check the recorder of deeds, or just hop on a call/video chat with them and discuss their process with them.You may also ask for references or past clients, or properties they've funded, or HUDs. 

If so, I'd love to have a quick chat with you. 

Please reach out if you want to chat.

to give some feedback, you will need to estimate the cost to repair the house; if you don't know how to do that, we just need some  information of what the house needs and the sqft of the propertyIf the house is, as an example, 2500 sqft, and It looks like you are stuck in time back in the 1980s, but the AC is working,  the roof is ok, and there are no foundation, plumbing, or electrical issues; I can assume maybe a $20 per sqft, so the rehab is about $50K to 60KIf the ARV is 290K minus 10% closing/holding costs, - minus 20% profit - $50K rehab, ideally, in this example, I need to buy the house for about $150K to flip it, but as a landlord, I may be able to pay a bit more, as long as rehab is not too much, and rental is about $3,000 to $3,500 a month

Hit me up if you want to chat in depth about the market!

I'm building duplexes and triplexes in Phoenix if you want to chat.

His plan is to pay down low interest rate mortgages with higher rate seconds, then have one maybe free/clear in time.

Shoot me a DM if you want to chat further, upstate is better for cashflow, but not as much for appreciation - so it depends on what your goals are. 

At this point in time, I don't think selling would be my best option as I've spent a lot of money on capex items that I would not necessarily immediately get back from selling. 

Shoot me over your email too and I'll send them over.Also happy to hop on a call to chat with you about raising capital for the first time - my husband and I just raised for our first deal last year, so we can relate.