Well, I've officially joined the ranks of stressed out landlords!

But in general… around 30 days from when you are notified is about what it will take them to officially get you out.

I've tried to run a public search through my county clerk's website, but with no luck in finding specific information on the property...actually i can't find out how to find out public info on the property...rather i usually just run public search on the current/previous owner's name and see what shows up. this time there were multiple people with the same name, so i don't know if some of the official documents are for the person/property i'm looking for. any help or suggestions is appreciated. thanx, -Anthony

I am a beginning real estate investor in Astoria, Queens, NYC and I would like to introduce myself to you all officially for the first time, although I admit I have been lurking for a few months.

It's easier than getting 100 cashiers checks of various denominations and then returning them all when you don't use them.Re-depositing cash and official checks is about the same effort IMO; but if you lose an official check made out to the sheriff's dept whoever finds it isn't getting cash ...

I have not seen any contrary data as 2009 was officially the bottom of SoCal markets.Thanks again,Matt

So yours is officially my quote for the 2015 new year : "It's action, enthusiastic, and a strong financial education that attract money."

Its not officially a 3rd bedroom because there's no closet or door but it can easily be considered a 3rd bedroom.That model is the same size as mine, but I figure it can rent for more because its a quasi 3 bedroom vs my 2 bedroom.

@Andrew WhickerYou need to contact the zoning, codes and building departments, you can't afford to buy a property that may or may not be illegal.You should also look at the zoning map, what zone is the property located and what are permitted uses for that zone.And by looking ta the official city records try to determine when the 3rd unit was created.

A title transfer indicates that the home was lost in foreclosure.The thing here is that once you know this, you will not be able to approach lenders and try to buy these homes directly. 99.9% of these properties are listed with real estate agents and buyers must wait until the bank officially lists the properties.But, if your state has a redemption period, you could contact the foreclosed owner and work with them to redeem the property.