Not even money orders because they can be reversed just like a VISA/ Mastercard payment. 

If you have more time than money, this is the free way to do it.If you value your time, then use one of the paid sites, like flsonline, foreclosures daily, or a host of other data providers. 

Title company is asking for an Uninsured Title affadavit to refi out of a hard money loan.  

The lure of easy money and scaling too quickly is the most likely path to being a forced seller.

How much money are you tying up into each deal?

I bought my first investment property in Cleveland just about a year ago... more specifically, in Clark-Fulton, which recently had and is still having money pouring in.

Has anyone delt with a hard money lender then financing at the end to a traditional bank?

Its the same process as if you were using a bank but the money is coming from another entity or person and not a bank.

So I understand the owner loses right to possession once some body buys the tax certificate?

My realtor linked me up with a lender and we applied for the VA loan for a 0 money down loan and we got into it for 3.875 APR, 30 year fixed for a total of $242, 548.