I end up having to go to the recorder/auditor's office to record fairly frequently.

If you choose not,at least go to county recorder/auditor and look up what you can freely.

I would start by getting a look at the tax history from the county auditor.

If everything appears to look ok at first glance go to your county auditors site and look at the transfer history if the property has several transfers by quit claim deed this can be a red flag!

Then cross reference that info on the auditors site. 3-4 comps would be fine.

Mortgage interest, I would say absolutely not, just due to the fact you have the loan in someone else's name and to justify that to an auditor may be difficult.PM me if you have any further questions.

Depends.Is the ARV from solid comps or something like zestimate or auditor?

Checked the auditor's website and that Lien holder sold the property to another LLC in January of this year.First question is if it's reasonable to assume the LLC that bought the property in January knows about the sheriff sale on Wednesday?

If you get a full energy audit, your auditor will be building performance institute (BPI) certified.

Sometimes homeowners omit data that the assessors asked for only to find out later that it raises a red flag with an insurance company or lender (or auditor checking on a lender's portfolio).