With title insurance If any type of encumbrance, lien or other defect to the title is discovered following the transfer of ownership or the placement of a mortgage lien, you are protected..General Warranty Deed is the way to go to avoid future headaches. 

What method would you use to find historical rates or predict the future property tax?

Hey folks,Sorry for the rather broad discussion - I've got a bit of an odd situation right now which is rather time-sensitive, so I wanted to get this out sooner (even in a more broad & vague form) rather than later.I've decided to quit my relatively high paying job in the near future to travel for awhile (couple years, visiting home ever few months or so) and possibly even retire early.

Doing a few wholesaling deals, will give you the funds to clear up your debts, save some money as reserve, and then leverage to borrow more money in the future if you want to fix and flip or buy and hold.Research "wholesaling real estate" in BP, YouTube, Blogs, etc.I love wholesaling.

He told me bullets and food will be the new currency.

If they do then they will be in handcuffs in the very near future.2.

I actually plan to live here for a while and look into doing either turnkey or local BRRRR investing depending on the deals I'm able to do to get the supplemental cash flow for future deals. 

I hope your experience helps others. forums like this will make it harder for scammers in the future and this posting has and will protect others from making the same mistake.

Get a VERY thorough inspection of the building done to estimate future repairs. 

I believe that is what @Jay Hinrichs was alluding to being easier to buy a performing loan and collect the future payments and keep 100% of proceeds,  they downside is quality performing loans have a higher price point.