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Im curious as why you have selected Staten Island and Queens as your target markets?

We use an extensive checklist for our DD on notes and with the ability to purchase reports for value, title and BK, as well as social media and online court system records to review many aspects of the borrows status, there is not much that slows us down. 

I'd like to have the ability to finance a property that might be under the 50,000 dollar threshold that I keep seeming to run into with lenders.2) Does anyone have a good realtor that works extensively with investors and will really understand what my wife and I are trying to accomplish?

There are a few things you should do besides deciding your niche and market selection.  

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If you click on "Layers" then "Data" then "Parcel Data" then select the box "Owners Names" you will see owners names displayed as you scroll around on the map over properties. 

The action to quiet title could delay things, your end buyer could get impatient and walk, and you could end up losing your deposit and simultaneously leave the seller in a bind.That being said, your contract may specify who gets to select the closing agent / title company (for example, in Florida, whoever pays for the owner's title policy normally selects the closing agent, and this is often the seller). 

However, after looking into it it looks like no bank or lender would lend (even on a great deal) to someone without an extensive history of deals or collateral. - I can provide numbers if that helps with the question.Questions:1.