Do you hire a title company for all the properties you're interested in before the auction?

Think about an HVAC, storm damage, paying for housing if a tree falls on the roof, dealing with stupid insurance companies, etc.

You'll need to hire a title company to find out. 

You will get killed on the C and D properties which are usually the majority of most properties handled by a metro PM company. 

@Jason Dillard Even if the EDM is refundable, point me to the title company/brokerage who serves as escrow agent and returns EDM's without mutual sign off from both parties to the sale contract.

I invest, flip, and own a property management company in CT. 

But you'll have to either manage it yourself and develop a really good skill set in that or get a smaller company that doesn't have too many properties to manage who has a high skill set management for you, but then you need to pay for that.

Many companies out there that can facilitate this.

Regarding contractors, I've found that the best way to find a contractor is to go through a property management company. 

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