This seems to be true whether it's CA, TX, AZ or OH - IN or GA.Apparently wholesaling isn't as easy as everybody thinks and are willing to pay big bucks to "learn".Obviously the decline has hit the information provider's customer base that they sell information to, and hurt their bottom line.

I'm based in Bucks County, PA, but I frequently visit Ocean County, NJ, and Southwest Florida.

Also many title companies TODAY require a KNOWN notary.. so either they do it or they send you a vetted mobile notary that will cost you 150 to 200 for each sig.and yes this is why you dont buy the way the OP bought.. now he has a to chase his tail all to save a few bucks up front on title and escrow fees.. 

So he way overpaid and now 6 years later the properties are barely worth what he paid for - we have seen about 50% appreciation here in Milwaukee in the last 6 years.In fairness, turn-key providers have to make a profit, so they have to cut a slice out of the deal.

There's a website called intelius which allows you to do unlimited people searches in a 24 hour period for only about 25 bucks.

All done through govdeals.com At this point the easiest and simplest and least costly thing to do is to just go to your local attonrey that does real estate closing and Pay for a title commitment/  We call them preliminary title reports on the left coast.. get the report and read it.. usually cost 200 to 400 bucks.. we get them for free from our title companies based on our volume of orders we send them..

Vista sells them for 80 bucks.  

$200/door has been a long standing average in Milwaukee.

If they are not good tenants, the lease does not get renewed.When we determine the general direction for the year we look at:- inflation (US)- hourly wage growth (US)- market rent growth (in my case Milwaukee)We also monitor the market and our competition, we get feedback with every turnover and see what fair market value is.

The long-standing average here in Milwaukee is $200 per door.