You will need to check with the local recorder of deeds and a title company to see if this works in your area and if this is not correct, they will tell you what is the correct process.To close the life estate you need an original death certificate. 

Can someone tell me where I would go to get a list of all the real estate transfers recorded last month that are in my county?

No records of anything at all really.

At that time NY was shutting down all government offices so I'm not entirely sure my paperwork has been recorded at the clerk's office. 

Mine is above 800 but I'm currently self-employed (within two years) without stable income track of record. 

This bear market in stocks and extremely aggressive action by the FED has sent bond yields to record lows.

The purpose of it is to weed out the crappy surveyors and the attorneys who want surveyors to certify everything under the sun without having all of the record information.

I like hard money loans that fund purchase and rehab (the percentage and rate depend on your track record). 

The mortgage or deed of trust is recorded.  

Recording fees and other costs are based on where the house is.