I would first go to a an estate planning firm that is talented in federal estate taxation.

hi Chris, would you mind sharing the CPA firm that was recommended to you? 

Be curious about your firms' success in these realms.

You also need to review the wording of the present contracts/leases as they may have a clause designed to thwart just such a move.Since I am in no way qualified to offer you legal advise, particularly in your jurisdiction on the left coast of another country, I would advise you check with your attorney on this matter before you complete your diligence and go firm on the deal.We have a condition in our agreements of purchase and sale whereby any contract/lease entered into by the Vendor once we have entered diligence (i.e. have an accepted offer), must be vetted and accepted by us before it can be signed.

Of course you should also get input about the firm you are considering from the BP community as well.I work with a lot of out of State investors and I see them constantly overlook great areas due to some 3rd party crime data.  

I switched jobs and now work as a financial analyst at a commercial real estate brokerage firm for an agent and love what i do which is mostly analyzing retail and net leased properties.  

Since you cannot proceed to evict or market (effectively) without confirming title, you're disadvantaged by the response (or lack of) by the foreclosure firm.

Like I said further upthread of this discussion, my mentioning these firms wasn't an endorsement, just a few sites to start with in doing research in those geographic areas. 

Besides that I'm going to grad school to get my CFP and start my own financial planning firm.

Hi all,I've been struggling to find wholesalers who aren't with the large wholesale firms for buy and flip deals.