The blog/podcast I write for, Listen Money Matters, recently interview Chris Clothier from Memphis Invest. 

While taking the classes interview a bunch of brokers.

Best to recognize all your options even the gray..  

I would interview them with series of questions. 

Ask any upper level law student about the nightmare that is the "Character and FItness" background check and interviews and you'll hear all about it. 

Remember you are interviewing them just as much as they are interviewing you.

You should start interviewing mortgage companies/banks now.  

. :) I'm finding these conversations with the appraisers, deed, and tax offices to be of great help and the people so far have been more than willing to help out.So the clerk saw what I did in the public records, notwithstanding having a title search done, that the differences I suppose could be looked at in "ownership" was the fact that the property (road) was deeded to these other individuals back in 1995 but the appraisers office does not recognize them as owners rather the wife whose husband willed it to her.

For some of the more experienced investors out there what are some of the interview questions you would ask when talking with these hired professionals? 

I have only sold 6 homes this year while I have lost probably close to 15 because of people backing out or financial issues that were not initially seen when interviewing them.