Looking to buy a house in Berkeley, CA. and have a quick question regarding the property title & assessor records. 

Keep in mind that you'll need to qualify full doc (DTI, employment history and income will all come into play) and the property typically needs to be titled to yur personal name, not an entity. 

The process to purchase is still a slow process with a local title company.

Go through a title company3.

Of course in the JV deals I do where we  come into title I pay tax at the state level if there is tax. 

.* lis pendens is not just a note but a recorded cloud on title that there is pending litigation.

They send money to title company at closing.

Dunno if it tagged him but the guys at Drunk Real Estate (@J Scott) talked about this topic a bit in their latest podcast episode regarding LPs or random strangers calling out GPs on Twitter/X.

Here are a few simple and free ways to learn: Go to real estate meetup groups, attend open houses and speak with the agent there, inspect FSBOs (for sale by owner), walk your area, and speak to people tending their yards.The idea is to engage with other people and ask, Ask, ASK questions about their experience with the local market.Some other ideas: find a home inspector who will let you tag along in a property inspection, and absorb what they are looking at and why.Your mindset and enthusiasm for learning about real estate will open many doors for you.Good Luck!

@Sam Huang the title of your post says you are a wise and successful person.