Most counties have options to access the Tax Assessor, Recorder of Deeds and other sites for real estate records online.

This can lead to all kinds of problems including potential legal issues.

Legally, you must live there for a year. 

Plus, it's a total waste of time.All transfers are recorded at the county level, and many counties around the country have on-line sites where you can review transfers. 

My friends were amused when I wondered how I would deal with the loss of my Internet connection (which could be serious when doing online investing).

Do not rely on it for legal advice.

Note I am not an attorney and this is not legal advice

We owe $349kHer house value according to Zillow (since we haven't had appraisals done yet): $754k needs major work (we are ok with the work, it comes with the land we want as well and that has huge value to us) She owes around 60k (I think)My question is more about how to go about the legal piece of this.What are some options to make sure both parties are covered legally?

Without an estoppel form or legally binding leases, I can see problems coming up in the near future that I’m trying to avoid. 

I looked online and the definitions are confusing.