The promissory note is almost useless without a corresponding mortgage to create a lien on the property.There's also no reason the title company shouldn't record it if done properly.

NOD = Notice of Default   whats recorded when a property goes into foreclosure.MSA =  a given metropolitation area   LIke the Indianapolis MSA   

Is it when we sign and are under contract or is it when the property records?

Half of the ZIP codes across the Philadelphia market area recorded an Index in the High category in June while one-third were in the Moderate or Steady category.

Also tax record indicated as 3,787 sqft (I understand this could be differ than actual), and other public factor indicating this property as 3,700~3,800 sqft.

The county recorder of deeds website where the properties are located.

Sure, you can find skip traces out there that are 4 cents per record but you end up getting bad data or 9+ numbers that you have to sift through to determine if they're the right person or not; often times the phone number/contact will be information that was correct years ago.

I am definitely like a broken record when it comes to pushing new investors to just get started and not worry so much about the numbers.  

(Michigan) It seems like an all in strategy, and with your track record, I really appreciate your answer.

There have been reports of physical fighting going on in their garage and in their unit, but all the tenants of that unit "consent" to it, according to the records, so there's no "abuse" technically.