I would think the only thing you can do is to actually go to the county recorder site and use their self-search function to pull the deed.

@Jeff Licciardi  R.E. investing is supposed to be a almost scientific type of investing where the investor has the ability to control every aspect of the investment ;  unlike investing in Stocks or Bonds where the investor has little of no control over how companies functions etc.

Was hoping to find a good Prop Mgt software, that a least had functionality/modules to take a property from acquisition/rehab/refi to rent.i could keep our flips and new construction separate, but it seems crazy that none of the software companies have built same.

Also in full disclosure I also function as a Development Agent for Ohio Franchisees, generally meaning I’m one of the local franchisees that act as on going local support.Concerning the post above, unfortunately Ken passed away in 2005, and yes recently HomeVestors was sold, but so far I’ve been highly impressed with the new owners and this sale will benefit me as a franchise considerably.Now back to HomeVestors (we call it HVA).  

I used the 'search' function to only search through the forums on my iPhone and it just brought up some posts.

@Ilan Friedman, if you search the forums here you will be able to find clients who will be happy to answer your questions about process and functionality of our company. 

Does anyone have any recommendations for carriers or how I should frame the functions of the business to the insurance agent?

While they both perform the same basic functions how they go about it is often much different.

The attorney functions as a transaction coordinator.

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