To record anything in the official public records at the county clerk's office it has to be notarized, so unless you are getting your contracts notarized then you won't be able to record it.Blake check out this post to get more info on what exactly to file and how it works:http://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/93/topics/31536-investors-cutting-wholesalers-You can also get quite a bit more info on it all just be searching for "cloud title" in the search function of the forum.

I'm trying to figure out if I can still avoid property management on a more standard type of lease since I won't be around the property (I live in CA and am looking out of state) FYI I am most interested in multi-tenant office buildings or shopping centers

I have also looked on online at different county Register of Deed offices and can’t find a completed Warranty Deed to Trustee.

And amazingly enough, at one time before the crash...there wasn't a big difference between some of the prime and sub-prime products.I predict money sources for sub-prime will be driven by supply and demand and will soon return to the tune of something like a 21% cap for a 2/28 or a 3/27 with a 5 or 8 year pre-pay.

If so, ask another agent in the office for a referral to a title company.

If you're working with a realtor, is this something that is done solely from their office or can it be done over the phone/internet.

I have it set up to do similar things.I just tried that, but as soon as I try to click on "TOOLS then RULES & ALERTS", it tells me I am working offline and I need to connect to "Microsoft Exchange Server"...I used to connect to our server at the office.

You can do that by simply running ads, going to that county's assessors office and asking for a list, subscribing to that county's legal newspaper, going to banks and asking about homes in default, etc...

I can post it in Star Office format, which is what I use, if you have that.Most of the formulas are obvious.

You have to reference the do not call list, but otherwise you have somebody who could be interested in buying...Realtors and Mortgage Loan Officers have been using this for many years...