How do sites like zillow know what i paid for a downpayment?

Have a website and drive targeted traffic to it with funnel pages.

Look at the map view of some realtor/mls type sites and you should see all the names I'm mentioning here.Also, through BP, I found a great realtor up there.  

I suppose you could get one from one of those legal sites, or you can get attorney to draft you one.

Hey @David Houghtaling it feels good to see another NY native wanting to get into REI and you will definitely get some great information off of the BP forums and website.

@Shaun Roark Do a web search in your area.  

Another way is pay attention to signs or houses that have been purchased in your area and try to find out the owners or go to the job site to speak with the boss/manager for that particular job.

My hope and dreams is to partner with people who are passionate about design and building construction methods. 

Looks like they charge where you are: https://www.waynecountylandrecords.com/recorder/web/login.jsp?

When searching a property in my County tax assessors website the sold amount is $0 and the grantor field is blank.