Alternatively, if you're going to have a lot of properties that you need to obtain ownership information for, you might want to consider utilizing a paid service like Property Radar or Property Shark.

Over half (56%) reduced spending so they could service mortgage payments.Since mid-March, or about the time when the lockdowns began, nearly half (47%) of homeowners have explored alternative ways of making money.

Your alternative is to learn the work of fixing decrepit 100-year-old properties yourself, and even then you'll find difficulty hiring reliable helpers to help you with larger jobs.BTW, this is not an advertisement.

They wouldn’t be the first scam tag team in this arena .That said here is an agency to file a complaint with Consumer Financial Protection Bureau https://www.consumerfinance.gov/complaint/they are oversight for any licensed lender.If your “ lender “ was not licensed CFPB would advise you of alternative routes to take.

the way to get around that rule is to find an alternative lender and continue to shop around, otherwise unfortunately the 6 month rule applies. 

As Bob mentioned Odoban or an ozone machine are other alternatives if it is a couple isolated areas. 

I'll be going to it as a good alternative to a few in person conferences I had in mind for this year. 

Someone else may have another alternative to that, though. 

I think the OH laws killed assignments, but double closings (barring deed restrictions) are always a good alternative to assignment for wholesalers.

Alternatively, you can have simultaneous purchase loan and refi, using cash proceeds as large down on purchase loan getting you phenomenal rate and no cash out of your pocket.