(Prepare a purchase agreement, have the seller call the bank and tell them it's in escrow. 

Can anyone recommend a mentor for tax lien & deed purchasing ?

Hello Wholesalers,I have a list of buyers ready to purchase any property quickly.

I am looking into purchasing more properties, and want to have some kind of Holdings Co where the taxable income flows through so I can tax advantage of the corporate tax rate.2.

In your case this could mean with a 350K purchase price and a 75% LTV loan of 262,500 your prepayment penalty on a 3 year step-down option would look like this 3,2,1, meaning that in 1st year it is 3% of 262,500, 2% in year 2 and 1% in year 1.

Purchase price: $390,000 Cash invested: $150,000 Rezoned to allow for ADU and am currently finalizing plans to add a second story and redevelop the 3-car detached garage into an medium term rental with an ADU above the garage.

Leverage the equity in all my properties to purchase more.

However, there's obviously no guarantee in what they'll find... so - how do folks mitigate the risk of the 2k-5k loss when looking to purchase a new property for a plan like this?

I am currently retired and just purchased my 1st duplex in Upstate NY using a conventional investment property loan. 

I don't know a ton about tax lien investing but my advice for note investors is to be selective as to when you order title reports (can get pricey if you run too many), but it can be wise to pay a bit more (two-owner search, for example) for a more thorough search for those assets you are likely to purchase.