A title company will charge me $75 but I want to do my own preliminary research.I've looked the property owners up in public records and did find a few judgments and liens.

Does it make sense on the west coast IN PDX they sure are building a ton of it.. last 3 years.I own some land...I got a use permit to build 46 units on it and I also own the land across the street that I just had a preliminary layout drawn for 160 units.

In my state (I'm not in Ohio) you can apply for a preliminary opinion, where you submit the details of your situation to the commission and they tell you if they will make an exception due to circumstances.

If it's only been two months, I would wager your tenants are testing you and it may not be too late to train them.

I am thinking as of right now, based on some of my preliminary planning, that the property(ies) that I invest in would likely be rentals.

I find it best to go talk with the planning / zoning department in the jurisdiction that your looking to build in and they are most always in my experience willing to help guide you in the right direction and provide you with a specific list of items that they require for a preliminary approval so you can have the confidence to know that you can build what you would like to on the property. 

With an industry such as pizza franchises, I'd wager you'll find yourself dragged into the day-to-day, at least until you can find a solid group of employees.

Off market deals found by driving for dollars, networking, mailing campaigns, etc.Buying through a wholeseller.Foreclosures that can't get a certificate of occupancy for one reason or another, and there are some pretty dumb/minor reasons as well as major ones.The caveats to the list above are that you will need to do more of your own due dilligence to ensure the deal is a good one ... this includes:Doing your own comparative market analysis to make sure the price is a good deal, since there will not likely be an appraisal done in escrow.Have a title company do a preliminary title search before making an offer to spot any liens or title issues ahead of time, since title insurance may not be obtained in escrow.Have a general contractor walk the property with you (if possible) to validate scope and cost of repair work, since an inspection may not be done in escrow.Then, once you purchase, rehab, and rent the place, you can cash out refinance to pull money to put into your next deal if you like (called the BRRRR strategy around these parts) ... x10 of these for you, and x10 for your spouse = up to 20, 30 year fixed mortgages through fannie/freddie ... then you can go to local banks to get portfolio loans for more if you like ... or not and stay free and clear and the houses should print cash flow for you like little ATM machines ...

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Hello,I won two properties on auction.comBoth have judgements on them as per the preliminary title report and doing my due diligence I found at clerks office.Property 1) 8k lien from credit cardProperty 2) 2k and another for 2k.I am wondering if I really need title insurance from their suggested closing company or if I would be fine just having my lawyer do all of the work.I really do not want to pay for a lawyer and also title insurance if one or the other is not needed, but I do want to be able to take a line of credit against the properties and sell later down the road with no hassles.Please advise.This is one of the responses I got when I asked them if the title would be cleared at time of transfer."