Or see if any American banks have branches in NZ.

A lot of people base it on what a middle American nuclear family may want, so you may pay for the good schools and other amenities unless you can snag a deal.I am not looking for a "good" neighborhood as much as an acceptable neighborhood that fits my own criteria.

Some of the answers there may help you.I have asked and worked with both American Title Co. and Chicago Title company and both of them have told me they can not do a double close.  

Plus, you get a little extra cash out of it after the REFI that you can use to expand the portfolio in a slower fashion or enjoy with your family for now.

I know the DTI for those are around 45% but every lender figures that out in a slightly different fashion.

Even though their lists can work well for certain types of direct mail efforts (depending on what types of properties and owners you're targeting), they're not always the best fit for everything, and some counties (usually the more rural, sparsely populated ones) have issues like the ones you're seeing.If current tax delinquent data is part of what you're relying on, I'd say your better option would be to go directly to the county and get it (because the county is always going to have the most current and accurate information on hand).If you're looking for some other services that provide lists in a similar fashion (though, most of them don't even give the option of tax delinquent data), you can always check out this review I did on 5 of the more well-known services to choose from.

@Barrett Anderson I found a house in American Fork the other day that was clearly abandoned.

Hi @Farhad Shir - if you're a Canadian investing in the US (or an American, for that matter), I wouldn't recommend that you invest under your own name - my understanding is it would open up your personal assets to any liability related to your investment. 

Texas American Title- www.plfpc.com

When we flipped the house for more than the average American annual salary in net profit ($60K), suddenly all of those negative comments turned into inquisitive curiosity.