What I do to see if the seller is motivated is, I pull title reports on properties to see how much a seller paid for the property and the balances of the mortgage.

They have more skin in the game then you do.Make sure you get clear title.

I did clear the liens and paid for them in advance of closing in order to clear title to close which took some time as they were old liens.

Ok thank you, did some further research and found out that the title had lien so I started looking at different properties

Good title companies in Indiana?

Don't know if you have a similar website for Ohio but I found a site called Montana Cadastral that seems to give all the title info plus property details by address (or several other search options) for free.

The only problem I can see....you linely used the bank’s title company, they are typically incompetent. 

And here's why:  "While a property can still be sold while there is a lis pendens, title companies will not insure the property, and that alone should be a deterrent to purchasing."  

But It is valid if it is Identical, no other Similar Sales, Suburb or Rural area and attends the SAME school district.

Good luck. attornies do not handle real estate closings in California Title and Escrow companies do..