I'll flip anywhere that I can reach within an hour - Including: Queens, BK, Nassau and Suffolk Counties.

No title insurance seems like a red flag they should have gotten something from the county clearing title. 

By the way, the rental is located in Orange County, California.Thanks again.

I have been looking at county records to find leads and my question is how do I know if the record is still current and active?

I could HI Kevin,This transition that you're asking about above is extremely important to transition smoothly and plan for because it will ensure your subsequent VA use for additonal purchases.Once the current property is refinanced with a non VA loan this will free up your entitlement for additional use.The max conv limit in Ventura county Ca is 672,750 and the max loan limits for a high balance loan can go up to 95%.So what this means is theoretically you could refinance up to 672,750 loan amount with an appraisal as low as 708,158 dollars or higher before your loan is subject to jumbo/non conventional guidelines (much tougher to qualify for and has lower LTV's).The VA loan has some key features that other loans dont have:- a trade off of no monthly PMI but the upfront PMI is huge, equivalent to 2.15 - 3.30 Points (borderline hard money points).

My suggestion is use your area, like "orange county" as a keyword.

Most deals I've looked at & offered on are on the North side so I'm not hugely familiar with the area, but there looks to be a lot of investment pouring into it (The Gateway project, Cook County Hospital redevelopment, etc.) and rents seem pretty strong. 

In fact Cumberland County is and has been the fastest growing county in the state of PA for some time. 

In the US you can go to the County Assesor's Office (or their webiste) to do a search.

John Warren were in Dupage County and I would concur your method for the Berwyn (Buuurrrrrwyyynnn!?