I hope Amazon moves here, but that's still in the clouds. 

(I could understand if you wanted to make the LLC a beneficiary, however that could POSSIBLY cloud your exemption re state transfer tax and/or bank exemption via Garn St-Germain.The title company and bank/lender will use exactly the same entity as whichever holds title either refi or purchase.

If you have the option and you record the Memo of Option, when the title company tries to close you have 'clouded' the title and the owner has to deal with you to actually buy the house.

The documents only need to be notarized and it doesn't matter from where.BIGGER issue is, the QC is usually the wrong document to transfer ownership - -you need a Warrant or Grant deed, otherwise the title will be clouded and that creates a bag of worms for later.

Cloud, Rochester, Duluth, Mankato and other cities of decent size.

@Carolyn Morales Before any purchases are made it is a contingency in our contract that would require a clear tile which would include city municipal and any IRS liens that would cloud title.

and obtained an FHA loan in 2002 without the additional property being included.So I assume the driveway and the deck were not there at the time.I assume the 2012 transaction was the quit claim deed you were referring toSo the additional lot was never mortgaged and therefore could have never been foreclosed on by B of A.HUD and B of A are not at fault in the transaction and they do title work but the additional lot would not have showed up as it was not part of the mortgaged transactionIn my opinion, your best and probably only option is to buy the parcel at the tax sale OR hunt down Mr Cooke and company to find out if he will give/sell it to you.My concern is that he may have judgment against him which would cloud the title or find out about the situation and just be an *** about itIf you chose to let it go to tax sales, I would try to make everyone in the world know it is a “worthless and non-buildable lot” lolThis is a terrible situation and I hope it works out !

Don't let getting a better deal cloud your judgment.  

This is common not uncommon in real property and is not a cause for concern in and of itself.It does not mean expressly that title will be clouded.  

Most investors are paying home owners property taxes and if the home owner fail to pay the investors will cloud the title.