Make friends with a title officer and they will give you access to systems that let's you pull any document you want.If you have MLS access, the ones in California come with a First American product called Realist that gives you basic ownership info for free.

After 15 days or so I realized I had overestimated the value of the property and basically told him that the investors I work with didn't think it was worth the price I was offering.

My rent basically covers his taxes and insurance plus a little, so still don't know if he has paid it off.This summer, I made an agreement (over txt, almost as bad as handshake) with him to pay 1/2 rent each month until I could repay the back rent in full, all at once.

I only rent section 8 when it makes a lot of sense, basically I need to be able to net $300 + more dollars a month over a normal tenant.

Basically, the owner will sign the deed over to the land trust, and you will be the beneficiary of the trust.

Gas heat, City water.

Get all the basics down first then get into the property management portion.

Basic functionality is free, and a few bucks for auto-start and stop once plugged in the car charger, multiple vehicles, multiple trip types (biz, moving...), and reports that are supposedly IRS-proof.I haven't had a chance to test it yet, though.

All liens, claims, etc are paid off and/or protected against, so basically you're getting a house with a perfectly clean title and no liability issues (there is always some risk, but no more with an REO than any other property you might purchase).- Generally, REOs are going to need more renovation than a house you purchase from a retail seller.

I am trying to figure on costs of rehab as well as what to offer on home - ( I would reside in Home there after as owner occupant ) it needs the following from what i can see.. x2 for two floors/ apts- 43 replacement windows- 43 Square of Roof- a Rather Large Tree Limbs Hanging over roof cut- 4 Exterior Doors with storm doors- 6 Exterior doors with no storm doors- Raise Porch Rails to code ( another ft or so ) Porch in front is 50 ft & rear Porches 30 ft- Fix Front wooden stairs @ 5-6 ft wide- Fix Water entering basement thru Bull Ked ( add a drain or pour concrete )- Pour Concrete in Three car garage floor ( is dirt now )- Needs Heating & Hot water, and baseboard heat up two floors ( two new furnaces and FHW baseboard brought up two stories )- Electrical service upgrade from 60 amps old knob and tub to breakers and also bring up two floors adding new elec service in whole building adding plugs in all rooms plus washer and dryer hookups - 2 Panels, and move it to outside from basement..- New sub floors in Kitchens where needed , and then Linoleum floors in kitchen- Total Cleanout 3-4 Roll Off Dumpsters for left behind junk- Linoleum in pantry 4x8- 2 Bathrooms - Needs new linoleum and 1 needs Sub floor- Bathroom walls - rip off old plastic tile in one and make drywall and paint - Ba 2 Needs Rip off wall paper and skim and paint2 - Living room Kitchen & (2) Dining Room and 3 (6)Bed rooms Refinish Hardwood floors on ea floor so x22- Living rooms, kitchen and dining rooms, remove wall paper and skim coat, and paint all walls and ceilings2 - Living Rooms and windows remove all trim and replace with new and paint ( lead Paint )2 - Repair Bathroom Ceilings and Pantry Ceilings and then paint6 Bedrooms Fix Drywall, paint walls and ceilings2 Bathrooms install bathtub wall panels2 - Install Kitchen Cabinets , and countertops, and Sink in both pantrys2- Install Dishwashers including pipe, drains and elec in two pantries2 - Over stove - More cabinets in Kitchen @ 6 ft top and bottom with countertops2 Install washer and dryer hookups after bringing power to locationApprox 150-200 ft of Asbestos removal in basementalso what is the lead time to do all this..?