Do you know of realtors have knowledge about Some of these distressed deals or are they something I’d have to find by reaching out to local county admins? 

You might want to try calling these local municipal offices beforehand And talk to a helpful civil servant by phone in advance to make the most of your visit and minimize the amount of time you spend in person during this pandemic bc govt offices are incredibly backed up and stretched super thin right now. 

I typically look on the MLS, but I would like to hear about some more creative ways to find a property.If it's on MLS, CreXi or Loopnet for >2 weeks without an offer - Odds are its not that great a deal.I don't know about creative, but you've got to build relationships with sellers/buyers.Best tool - It's called a phone.

I still want them to take money out and hold in escrow for the taxes.I had one lender after I communicated to them that I was going to be paying my insurance in full for the year up front and that I no longer wanted them to hold money in escrow for insurance, close the whole escrow account including the money held for taxes, and they sent me back all the money that was escrow, in which I had to send right back saying I still wanted them to hold money for taxes.It took a few phone calls to get that through to them.

People don't like to answer their phone anymore.

It really doesn't matter, you can do all those things even on the cheapest computer you could buy today, heck you could probably do all that on your phone if you really wanted to. 

I will DM you his phone number. 

I typically like to start with an initial phone call to discuss your investment goals/experiences, answer any questions you have, and tell you all about what our company has to offer.

What's their name and phone number and how much do they need and I'll take care of this right now!

it purports to be from First American title.. but it talks about Florida  the phone number is San Francisco etc etc its just a jumbled mess.. but i suspect folks open these.. we do all our transactions Mail away so we get closing docs like this multiple times a week or sometimes multiples in a day if we are really busy funding or selling..