@Vernon L Keene good luck and good for you taking this on.I'm not a lawyer and this isn't legal advice and should be checked with an attorney in your state but, you mention setting up an LLC which is great for holding properties but you probably want to set up an S-corp for flipping and wholesaling and don't mix them or you will lose the passive tax status of your buy and holds in your LLC.  

I am not a handyman, but I am a lawyer by training and I've helped with somewhat complicated deals before.

Agree with @Alex Deacon and @Steve Babiak about hiring a lawyer.

About 6 months earlier, I sat down with a lawyer to form an LLC, pay for a sales contract and a lease agreement.

I got this info from my lawyer/friend who kindly looked it up. 

Because the previous owner actually died there is one hoop the lender's lawyers were supposed to jump through to do the foreclosure process properly.

A condo regime is about $2500 and 2 weeks using a lawyer.

Do you have a lawyer handle your title and lien search or do you perform them on your own ?

- Currently own and operate 2 LLCs for a Real Estate business and Multi-Media consulting business - I own 3 single family homes that I rent along with experience building 2 tiny houses- I understand how to create LLCs and work with lawyers to create legal foundations for partnerships- I am able to easily work with others and am also very patient  when it's necessary (I do not operate on emotion, but instead continue to look for other opportunities while a certain one may require patience at that time)I am looking to work with:- Experienced investors who when presented an analyzed deal would be comfortable reviewing it and working with me on acquisition of ownership whether it's local or somewhere in an emerging market in the USIf you are interested in networking with me, please feel free to PM me! 

It is the step that protects you against fraud and other fraudulent practices, like one of my mentors will say “ensure to check all checkable “.Your Realtor and your lawyer should be able to assist greatly in this as this is why you are paying them, they should help you verify the tittles on the land, ascertain the real owners from both the land registry and the traditional registry and ensure you are not buying government land or land in dispute.(9)TAKE IMMEDIATE POSSESSION:- Always insist on taking immediatepossessionof your propertythat’s why I always advocate for people to buy from real estate companies doing immediate allocation., insist on collecting all your documents immediately so as to forestall falling prey to confidence trickstersCONCLUSSIONJust take action today, Contact a realtor and kick start Investment in landed property.