You can also check county records for filings on the property.If you have a relationship with an experienced investor, they may have the tools to find things that would affect title.

You will miss out on building relationships with agents that may be able to bring you deals.

I received more out of the relationships formed, people whom I met at the note summits, on the calls and sharing information on deals with Dean and receiving some valuable tips and advice.Finding Dean's program helped to add to my growing knowledge and education in the note business.

Build a relationship with a knowledgeable mortgage broker to navigate loan options and leverage house-hacking strategies to boost your investment portfolio.Good luck!

If you don't have those two on your team, I'd start meeting with some locals that come highly reccomended and build those relationships.

However, if you want to be generous and build a good relationship with the new owner, giving them for free could be a nice gesture.

They have many lender relationships and find the best lender (based on the criteria you match to). 

Then, we have a relationship with wholesalers.

I use a smallish local bank (about 30 branches) and have a great relationship with the VP in charge of residential loans and the VP in charge of commercial loans.

Create columns for Name, Street Address, City, State, Zip and then contact info: Last Contact, Relationship, Status, Email & Phone.IMPORTANT: do NOT ask people for THEIR business, ask for referrals!