Unless you are experienced at searching titles, liens, lien releases, knowledgeable on deeds, etc. it would be foolish.

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I met with the seller put the property under contract, he gave me copies of the death cert, will, and a signed release form.

A deed-of-release is provided by note holder, not a deed, and the DOR should be executed at settlement and go to escrow.

So he wants 70k to release the lein, but will not furnish any paperwork at all.

Then we can negotiate whether the other roommates stay, and under what conditions, and whether the moving roommate will be released from the lease obligations.

I finally sat him down in front of his wife and said I was never going to respond to any message from him ever, I would only talk to his wife, and if that wasn't ok I have a release from the listing that we can sign now.

To sell you must have a valid legal description of the parcel to be sold, otherwise you are attempting to sell a non estistant parcel.In your purchase contract you need a partial release amount for any parcel that may be legally described in the future on a square footage basis.

If the property needs significant amount of work, they withhold some of the funding and release it as the work is done and verified by one of their staff.

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