It ended up okay, but it sure taught her to slow down and get comfortable digging deep into the due diligence.Here in San Diego, I’ve seen the seasoned investors always double-check with a well-regarded local title attorney..I’ve heard there are a few firms around downtown that specialize in smoothing out odball title issues..or a trusted property manager who knows what unique fees to expect.

The double close or back to back closing is NOT illegal; it’s just darn hard to find a title insurer willing to do it.  

We got bank financing on this property and having a local bank doing DD on the property to protect their own money seemed like a sensible way of double checking your own DD!

You can also double hack these if you have enough units and live in one unit and use one unit for your business, but of course that decreases your cash flow but increases your usability.You can also use an FHA loan to get a mixed-use property with only 3.5% down if the residential square footage if more than 50% of the total square footage.

In Florida, hold over tenants can legally be charged double rents, that is FL state law.

It's a double skip process that requires gathering owner information on the LLCs from the secretary of state or corporationwiki (as @Eliott Elias stated), and then skipping the owner which is why you will only find a handful of companies that can do this accurately. 

Double mention on the payment terms, milestones and the SOW/budget so everyone is on the same page and expectations are known and documented. 

They are not cheap by any means (expect double digit interest rates) but they are available. 

Acquired a double lot for $112k after resolving title issues and paid $360k for construction, creating a 6-bed, 5-bath house designed for co-living or multi-gen use.

Next PA has very strict requirements for interest rates which you cannot be in double digits.