There were some threads in the past 48 hours from lenders who focused on out of country buyers buying US properties - I have no idea if they are legit or not - but try the search - I know I didn't dream this - the past 48 hours.

Might take some searching around, or you might have to wait six months or a year.

Yes.Get a title company on your team and develope a relationship so that you can have direct access to title reports/searches.

Enjoy the site and GL with your investment search!

You have the benefit of learning about real estate w/o having to invest a great deal of money, aside from the yearly/quarterly membership fee( a nominal fee), and you get to network with other investors face-to-face and ask questions.You can do a google search online for Milwaukee's REIA to find where one, or several are located.

I had a title search done ( I had done a prelimenary one) but there was a hidden lien.

It's pretty neat software and one of the most powerful internet search tools around, located at http://www.furl.net/index.jspthanx again

(‘takes about 30 minutes)Search Internet sources for Leads (‘take about 1 hour) Study real estate related educational material (take about 1 hour) This I still do!

I read a post on another board recently where a new investor was searching for a way to find the owner of a property.

If the portfolio includes any Quit Claims make sure to do a thorough lien search.