This scares me considerably since it seems like a whole different world. 

@Mike Dymski - So true - if you've not seen a Rembrandt, then any old painting looks good.Thanks for taking the time to respond.Steve

Any indication on why it was removed and what they did with the old one?

It's an old home, in a more rural, economically depressed area.

It took me about 6 years to get "... a fountain built in the city of seattle..." because the guy, unfortunately, didn't die with $14 million dollars.Signed qcds not recorded are useless afaik, usually a sign of attempted exploitation, or people selling deeds to property they dont own, (an oldie but a goodie in the fraud world) or medicaid planning that was never completed. 

We don't live in a perfect world.

I moved from a very densely populated area in Los Angeles to Ventura County because my son reached about 6 months old and I was tired of being packed in like a sardine. 

Hey, i'm currently a16 year old teenager looking to enter real estate investing, primarily through wholesaling.

Lastly, there most definitely is a “good old boy” club in Texas, but it is shrinking rapidly.

I am married, 27 years old, and I am in the education phase of real estate investing career.