Here are some ways to get started analyzing deals.For a Single Family House Hack:-Reach out to a couple lenders to give you a good idea of what you are approved for.

The underwriting process is certainly more arduous than most acquisitions but through my personal experiences some of the lenders are far more knowledgeable about the requirements and make for a far easier process for both seller and buyer.

Mainly LMLO's are rare, almost non-existant.  

Private Money is simply money from a non-institutional source...such as someone lending out of their personal IRA or from their savings. 

Simply invest in funds operated by people who are out there in the public, doing events, being interviewed.

Network in person, see if they have a publication where you can post your deals and what you are looking for, and if there is a larger annual conference for investors locally consider getting a vendor table to talk about your business and what you are looking for.

Account Closed  you know me MR> Blabber mouth LOL.... my experience with them in Dallas is not anything that I can repeat on a public forum.. suffice it to say not a scheme I condone or would want to emulate.. but hey its America right !!!

Uncontested foreclosures move faster.Also - call the lender and apply for loan mod/forbearance etc.

Keep moving forward and if you ever need advice, just summon me here in the forums, tag my name and I will answer your questions here in public.

MANY things can affect the title to a property, not only issues that are specifically recorded as a public record like a mortgage.