If this is how it works, do I ever go through the title company like I would in a normal wholesale transaction?

This sounds like a terrible deal, but not much info in hand.

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why are you wanting the LLC? 

So long as the impervious area of the site does not change, permitting will be much simpler.

FYI, the golden visa here in Portugal does not include a citizenship/passport that takes 5+1 years, why did Clayton & Natalie Morris recently leave Portugal and return to the states?

Quote from @Katie Camargo: I'm just starting out as an investor (about to close on our 2nd investment property - this one is in Virginia and our other property is in North Carolina). 

Trying to figure out the proper, best, and alternative routes to making meaningful relationships and wondering what the most effective means is to developing leads that may come along in the probate process. 

Outside of real estate, I enjoy working out at the gym, woodworking and building furniture, playing tennis and doing any and every DIY project. 

Interesting to see how feasible this will be.