Point being, don't put yourself in the buyers shoes because you will have a highly clouded judgement that can hurt you.

I come from a tech background myself but wanted to apply my knowledge to real estate to find independence from the Cloud's race to the bottom. 

Most cases I know of, greed clouded judgment. :) 

Sorry for that big, orange, nitrous oxide cloud a couple years back, by the way.Always open to new ideas!

In a first position you don't pay other liens, generally, but you need a title search so ensure "super liens" tax, child support and court orders don't cloud title.

In the mean while, I checked my units status online (via cloud system), made sure all the bills were being paid & checked out how many times the snow plow company has serviced me!

@Al @Al Mcbee undefined You file the option of memorandum with the county to cloud the title that way the seller cant go and borrow against the property. 

Cloud area.

I have some emotional equity and a lot of financial investment in the home that may be clouding my business judgement.I do gain some tax benefits as I write off the mortgage and repairs but the home still costs me each year.

With as cheap as storage is these days, either locally on an external hard drive or even better in the cloud, there's not a big reason you can't keep the records for years.