I am starting to love the deal making process and intend to read up about partnerships and using other peoples money but am reaching out for some preliminary guidance from the community. 

Check with the register of deeds or do a preliminary title search. 

So don't waste your money until you have done a preliminary search of your own to see if it's even worth pursuing.

You should also receive a preliminary title report that shows all liens and encumbrances and the terms of the auction and the purchase agreement should specify who is responsible for satisfying any liens.  

@Guy Gimenez  survey is very regionalized I have found over the years..in Texas I see this as matter of course.. and in SC were I am active with these properties that were created with metes and bounds and are 200 years old there are encroachments on virtually everything we do there so survey is very necessary.Out our way were we are generally dealing with lot and block and post 50's its extremely rare to survey... you can find some small issues with fences being off a bit.. our title companies will identify on the preliminary title report which lots are being insured and conveyed pretty easy to determine if there is an issue.

I am primarily looking at Realestate in MA but am open to either state as the opportunities present themselves.Current State: 1 Primary residence in NH1 Second home (that has turned into a rental property) on Cape Cod (Dennis MA) Currently generating 18-20k per year through short term rentals Preliminary Plan to get there: Find mentors by starting conversations with those who have done it (GET STARTED) Begin by flipping a house or 2 per year using some of the wholesaling strategies I have learned so far.

They will sometimes notice that the seller is not on title when the preliminary title work was done.

In the future, insist on a preliminary title search paid by the seller if deemed unacceptable to you the buyer.

Do you do your own preliminary HUD1 to send out to the lenders or do you have your title company do it?

I am hoping there is some way to look up the property addreses in order to do preliminary analysis and get a property profile to establish if the property is something I'd wanna even make an offer on, BEFORE I contact the attorney or executor.