In NC, a licensed person representing a buyer in a trustee sale opens him/herself up to some (actually a lot of) liability... which will put you outside E&O coverage too, and that's why you rarely see 'representation' in trustee sales other than an occasional attorney firm that knows the game.

They will most likely be more helpful and easier to deal with than an online loan officer.As for issue 2.

This is obviously more of a risk in a SFH than an apartment.

I have no clue who @Nick Vertucci is other than an RE trainer of some sort, but just because he charges to teach about RE investing, doesn't mean the guy is a scammer or a snake.

Even though there is a significant housing and apartment building boom...we are still short on housing.We buy B and C class apartments and the returns are better, typically, than an A class building.

So if you bought 4-unit properties, that is a total of 40 units before you would exhaust the conventional loans.

There will be a bit of time & money exhausted on my part after he leaves painting, cleaning, screening tenants, etc.

If not, what specifically allows a title company to have a more in depth search than an individual?

There are more rules and regulations for a condo than an SFR, but we're fine with that. 

Cheaper than an eviction.