DIR labor rates or prevailing wage rates start from $45/hour in painting, $48/hour for laborers, $65/hour for electricians and $72/hour for electrician, $52/hour for carpenter.

I encourage you to look, but I would wager that you'll find 3-4 unit buildings and larger complexes to be more your style in and around Boston. 

The preliminary title search or report must confirm that there are no existing liens                     on the subject property.                 

I know some of you guys have streamlined this process a bit to get a good preliminary number so you can make an offer on site, I just am not sure how?

  $ is of no interest to this guy but I would wager knowledge is.  

The file will have the taxes owed and a Preliminary Judicial Report which is the Title Search.

Whenever I have doubts about clear title on a short sale, I have my title company run a preliminary title search to see if anything is lurking out there.

I'm assuming that sending a preliminary with a notice that final is following would hold up in court.If we let the tenants put WSG in their name, it takes awhile for the city to let us know if their account is paid up.

You don’t care about most of the paperwork except the Note, Deed of Trust, the sales contract, preliminary title insurance, and lender instructions to escrow.

Go to www.privateeye.com lets you run a preliminary search for free.