But, as I mentioned originally, it will be a challenge for us to find this partner without a track record to back us up. 2).

The area however is zoned single family and only one unit appears on the tax record.

He showed me , There was 1 picture where I could see my tools layed out on a picnic table while I was working and I was in the picture (wearing the same coat I had on in his office)I asked him to go back to 2006 on 1 property and show the progression , I showed him where I have been removing buildings and they need to be deleted from the tax records .

.$114  (Jefferson County records show this as half this but realtor mentioned this number, getting clarification now)Insurance..................................$65Anticipating some capex for a new driveway and repairing the crawlspace which had standing water in it.Seems like a good deal otherwise.

But the weird thing is no body knows who pays taxes, even on record the seller said; "yeah I was confused about that for the past 10-15 years"

I'm always interested in data, if any of you need help automating searches, organizing, or analyzing the data let me know. 

I invest in Arizona where ownership records are public and quite easy to access. 

Have title company to record mortgage and sign mortgage note during that time. 

Banks and private lenders are going to be justifiably cautious to lend that much to someone without experience or a track record. 

A written lease should contain a "both parties agree that any/all other or previous or outside agreements are void" clause, that you could then show to a judge if the tenant pulls out an audio recording of a rent to own agreement with the previous owner (gotta be a bit paranoid when it's a $500k asset on the line).