To do most of preliminary searches, I use a free county searches that only show you the index, have to pay to see all the documents.  

I mean, you dont have to do it now without the preliminary research, right?

I get preliminary title work at no charge on residential, the clerk of court can tell you the nature of a pending suit.

Updates so far:Confirmed the seller bought this in 2008 for $25k cash as a foreclosure.Title company doing a preliminary search and will call me this afternoon if he sees any major issues.

Preliminary costs to build would be 2.1 to 2.2 million for the whole project, lot cost, site work, permits, connection fees, points and interest, and construction.New townhomes in this area are selling for $280/square foot, so an estimated gross could be 3,360,000.

Also, I think preliminary marketing by your agent is a real necessity and curious to know why she objected to this.

We can use whatever numbers we want when doing the preliminary analysis.

If not then you can begin with the nuans preliminary name search ( http://www.ontariobusinesscentral.ca/forms/busines... ).

I am in preliminary talks with an attorney who is willing to trade some services like reviewing contracts and other business needs with the understanding that I bring in closings on the deals I construct.  

Also, from my preliminary reading, is it true all you can leverage out of these are 50k max?