The good news is you recognized a possible deal.

It looks like it did pass: http://www.thereporteronline.net/newsx/local-news/436-evergreen-adopts-flip-ordinance

In the instances I'm thinking of, and and there are three, the buyers were never able to get a hold of the previous owners without incurring a huge expense themselves.Sorry, wish I could give you some better news.

If they would have held on, they would be sitting pretty today.Here is a link to an article I wrote that explains why I am still bullish on the rental market in Denver.http://www.discoverhomesincolorado.com/blog/denver-real-estate-housing-market-snapshot/This is what got me, "One of the reasons we are bullish on the housing market for real estate investors is a recent article from The Denver Post.

And hopefully will report back here with good news on the property 

Does anyone know of any investor friendly title company that's familiar with doubles/ assignments in the Newport news area?

Here's a great first article. https://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/2015/12/17/actionable-steps-reach-investing-goals/

I was researching similar information and came across the below link to a RealtyTrac article of 1/28/15 that you might find helpful.

@Mike Duran I have read other posts/articles where they say coin operated machines only make sense with 5+ units.

If you try to be as nice as possible while delivering the bad news it can really help.