This is to determine chain of ownership, and any encumbrances like unpaid property taxes, utility bills etc.

Investment Info:

Single-family residence fix & flip investment.

Purchase price: $130,000

Cash invested: $32,000

Sale price: $259,900

3,400 sqft house in neighboring county that was purchased ...

I cannot get the fan to turn on, and see no chain to pull.

@Ryan Oneal Thanks for sharing this post, quite the gold mine of useful knowledge.

There's a bit of hidden gold in finding markets that are priced low for reasons other than risk.

Each month, CES surveys approximately 142,000 businesses and government agencies, representing approximately 689,000 individual worksites.The CES is the gold standard when it comes to analyzing the job growth of a market.

Direct deals, no daisy chains. 

Also, Lincoln Park is definitely not the only expensive neighborhood in Chicago...What about Lakeview, Gold Coast, Streeterville, River North, West Loop?

Thank you @Alexander Yates and @Scott Gold.

Doesn't matter which option you go with, just figure out getting one of these that you can submit with an offer once you make one.12) Contact the list of agents you have been keeping track of in step 7 and share with them your synopsis and let them know you're set up and ready to make offers if they come across any deals that meet your criteria.13) Start attending or networking with local investors (arguably this could be step 0 as I think there is huge value in doing this even if not in your local market)14) Join facebook groups for real estate investors in your local market and start asking for contractor recommendations.15) Ask on BiggerPockets for contractor recommendations16) Understand good contractors are worth more than gold bars in Fort Knox, so don't expect everyone to give you their top choice contractors if they do any serious volume of deals then they are trying to keep their contractors busy themselves.