I think this is twofold, one because the prices have been driven very high (and I'm late to the party) and the FHA payments usually are also higher (including insurance, etc.), and two because it's difficult to get the FHA loan on a property that is 70-80% and needs repairs, so nothing from my current wholesaler contacts would work. 

It's kinda the stuff you need to learn from experience with sellers, lenders, title companies, etc.

Grab pics of a house for sale from Zillow, and use a title for your ad like "MUST SELL - Investor Special!!!

Closing with the VA loan is awesome because you have zero down no mortgage insurance which is a great start.

If you click on the three little green dots top right of your post, one of the options is "Edit" which stays there for 15 minutes after you post, at which time it changes to "Update", which then only allows you to post an edited note underneath your original post.If there is no similar arrangement for thread titles, (eg.

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Properties are sold with clean titles.

Also, the contractor will(should) have insurance and if the amount is not great, will probably pay it off before taking it to court too, if you have docs from the utility company stating that they were all billed for the one unit.  

I continually work to build my network with nearly everyone in the business from title lenders, brokers, and even from the plumbers, electricians etc. that we hire to see if they have friends they would recommend.  

If you have proof of satisfaction of the prior lien, provide it to the title company handling your sale and they will be able to clear the lien.