I've been a land broker for many years with a background as a title officer before that.

This can lead to "renegotiation" demands at the closing:(Other Potential Issues to Consider:Being in the chain of title is also exposure to potential legal issues.Selling an assignment may be a violation of a state's real estate statutes.Wholesaling w/o a real estate broker's license may violate your state's statutes.I'm sure there are more...

@Shaun Ng i own a title company in MI - and i am sure we could help you if you were here however, if VA is an attorney state then you can get help from a title attorney otherwise chat with a title company. 

The title company would not accept cash.

Let's say they need to foreclose and the borrower picks up the Yurt and moves it - now the entire loan they underwrote is thrown out, along with title insurance, and the lien on that property.- Value: A SFR, or 2-4 unit (what it would be in this case) are residential assets and thus are valued off the "sales comparision approach" rather than the income approach.

Only send money to a title company for closing costs.

simple - treat it like any other real estate closing. you go through attorneys and title companies. 

The HELOC is completely relevant because that was the core question in the original post titled, "Use HELOC to paydown mortgage fast".

I just reached out to my title guy to confirm.

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